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It was an emotional day at the sex trafficking trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. An accuser testified that Jeffrey Epstein abused her when she was 14. Epstein's longtime pilot testified that he flew powerful men, including Prince Andrew and former Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, on Epstein's private plane. Mola Lenghi reports.
In opening statements Monday, prosecutors described Ghislaine Maxwell to be Jeffrey Epstein's "lady of the house" who set up teenaged girls for him to sexually abuse.
Opening statements began in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite who is charged with recruiting women and girls for her longtime associate Jeffrey Epstein. Mola Lenghi reports.
Opening statements began Monday in the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell.
Opening statements are set for Monday in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein charged with recruiting and grooming girls for his alleged sex trafficking ring. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson spoke with CBSN's Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about what the prosecution has to prove to make its case and whether taking the stand would benefit Maxwell.
Jennifer Araoz, who says Jeffrey Epstein raped her when she was 15, was the first accuser to speak about her allegations against him on TV.
Ghislaine Maxwell's security adviser spoke about his experience in an upcoming docuseries exclusively for Paramount+.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal are back on. Meanwhile, a senior Chinese political official has been accused of sexual assault for the first time, and a U.S. trial involving Virginia Giuffre's sex assault allegation against Britain's Prince Andrew may start late next year. Also, French President Emmanuel Macron presented Germany's departing Chancellor Angela Merkel with France's highest award. CBS News' Lucy Craft joined "CBSN AM" from Tokyo with those international stories.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II called on world leaders to take urgent action on climate change in a video message at the U.N. climate summit in Scotland. The 95-year-old monarch was due to attend the event in person, but she pulled out following doctors' orders to rest. BBC News correspondent Daniela Relph has the latest news from Buckingham Palace.
On Sunday, Shanghai Disneyland closed down and barred people inside from leaving after a visitor tested positive for COVID-19. Barclays boss Jes Staley stepped down after an inquiry into his links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A high-rise building under construction collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria. And satellite photos confirm Russia is massing troops and military equipment on the border with Ukraine. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee has a roundup from London.
Jes Staley says he'll contest the yet-to-be-released findings of an investigation into those links by British regulators.
A federal judge in New Jersey is speaking out about a horrifying attack that left her 20-year-old son dead and her husband critically wounded. The attacker was a lawyer, who is believed to have shot and killed another lawyer in California days before targeting the judge's family. Jim Axelrod reports.
In her first interview since Ghislaine Maxwell was denied bail, alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre spoke with Gayle King, claiming that Maxwell could have video tapes of "very well-known" government officials, politicians, and even royals who would be unhappy "if she squeals." Giuffre called Epstein a "sick pedophile," but said it's Maxwell who "was the mastermind."
A judge in New York has ruled that Jeffrey Epstein's alleged accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, has both the money and motive to flee the country, and denied her request to be released on bail. Maxwell will likely spend the next year in jail as she awaits trial. Jericka Duncan reports.
Attorney Brad Edwards represents dozens of women who accused late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of varying degrees of sexual assault when they were underaged. He speaks with Anthony Mason to talk about his decadeslong psychological struggle against Epstein's estate, chronicled in his new book, "Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein."
London's police "taking no further action" against Andrew after reviewing evidence presented by Virginia Giuffre, who says she was forced to have sex with the prince at the age of 17.
President Biden announced that he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping for their first summit later this year. Prince Andrew has been granted access to a document his lawyers believe could help end the sexual abuse case brought against him. Roxana Saberi reports from London on these and other topics.
The court must decide whether the queen's son was properly served with legal papers in a suit brought by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who claims she was forced to have sex with the royal.
The jail has faced scrutiny since Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide there in August 2019.
"No one is above the law," said the chief of London's Metropolitan Police. But the department is not opening an official investigation at this time.
"The powerful and rich are not exempt from being held responsible for their actions," Giuffre said in a statement.
"My hope is that the Program provided his victims a meaningful measure of justice and a step on the path toward healing," the fund's administrator said.
Gates also addressed his divorce from Melinda Gates, which was finalized this week.
First on "CBS This Morning," Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie K. Brown's award-winning work helped bring the Jeffrey Epstein case into the national spotlight. She gives an insider account into what it was like to investigate Epstein. She talks about her new book, "Perversion of Justice'' and tells us why she has questions about Epstein's death.
The reporter who helped bring Jeffrey Epstein's sex abuse case to the national spotlight has written a new book about her years-long investigation. "Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story" tells the stories of his alleged victims and the "failures of the criminal justice system." Author Julie K. Brown, an investigative reporter for the Miami Herald, joins CBSN to discuss the case and why she thinks there are too many unanswered questions regarding Epstein's suicide.
