Retired US financier Howard Rubin arrested on sex-trafficking charges

Prosecutors allege Rubin and his ex-assistant Jennifer Powers trafficked and assaulted dozens of women for years

Retired US financier Howard Rubin was arrested Friday on sex-trafficking charges for allegedly trafficking dozens of women, including former Playboy models, to be sexually and physically assaulted during encounters in his New York City penthouse in a soundproofed room described in court papers as The Dungeon".

Authorities announced the arrest of Rubin and his former personal assistant, Jennifer Powers, on charges in an indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal court.