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Alleged Brisbane sex slave ring operator Matthew Markcrow charged with 13 new offences TueTuesday 23 Matthew James Markcrow is accused of drugging women and keeping them as sex slaves. ( Print text only Cancel Police have laid fresh charges against a man accused of operating a sexual slavery ring in Brisbane. Detectives allege he drugged and held women as young as 17 for prostitution, in what police described as "horrendous" example of modern-day slavery. He is also accused of tattooing the women as his property and controlling their living, financial and work conditions. Nine alleged victims have now come forward to police after a public appeal.
New charges laid over Brisbane sexual slavery ring Posted FriFriday 12 updated FriFriday 12 FebFebruary 2021 at 4:36am Ms Stead faced court today, charged with conducting a business involving servitude with a victim under 18 and unlawful prostitution. ( Share Print text only Cancel A Brisbane woman has appeared in court this morning charged over her involvement in a sexual slavery ring that was uncovered in Brisbane last week. Police charged Hannah Stead, 23, with conducting a business involving servitude with a victim under 18 and unlawful prostitution. Matthew James Markcrow is accused of drugging women and keeping them as sex slaves. ( Facebook) Four females, between the ages of 17 and 24, were found at the Mount Gravatt East home, but police believed there were more alleged victims.
Brisbane man Matthew Markcrow, 35, is charged with keeping women, between the ages of 17 and 24, as sex slaves for clients at two residences, allegedly giving them stupefying drugs, controlling their finances and tattooing them as "being his property".
plea deal. epstein was allowed out on work release, 12 hours a day and six days a week during his 13 months sentencing of prostitution charges and involving under age girls. he had sexual contact with the woman while she was serving that sentence. sheriff bradshaw's spokesperson says the sheriff wants to hold those accountable for any failures. the next debate is now just four days away. our own steve cornacki will break down all the latest polls to see which candidates are gaining ground and who's slipping? you are watching "velshi & ruhle," live on msnbc.
prostitution charges involving minors in florida and then eventually would be prosecuted, indicted here in new york city on sex trafficking charges and when asked about it last week, president trump said he was not a fan of jeffrey epstein and there had been a falling out. we have tried to pursue what that falling out was and we haven't gotten any answers from the white house. >> the bail hearing, though, on this which sets up tomorrow was fascinating. epstein's # $7 million town has in manhattan, there was a locked safe containing what prosecutors said was piles of cash, some diamonds, an expired passport dating back in the 1980s featuring a different name and a different country. what do we know about that. >> well, it was one of the most interesting moments in that bail hearing from monday. everyone raised an eyebrow, what was this all about. we didn't know what country it was from and we didn't know why he would have had it. the federal prosecutors
>> secretary, just one more question. >> doug christian from talk media news. >> yes. >> you said that the victims were not prostitutes, but the agreement was he was jailed for prostitution charges, not for sex trafficking. can you just state what the distinction was? >> the agreement was this was a state -- here's why this is hard. this was a state case. he was arraigned. a state grand jury returned a prostitution charge against him, a solicitation charge, if i recall. that was a state grand jury. he was allowed to surrender by the state attorney's office. as a result of that single charge that would have resulted in no jail time. ultimately what the agreement did was say you have to go back and you have to plea to a more
the president is privately expressing confident in acosta. they also say that confidence could disappear with more negative news conference. what is this all about? he's the one who negotiated the sweetheart plea deal for jeffrey epstein, a multimillionaire in 2008 who was accused of sex trafficking and child sex abuse, many instances of it. instead, all he had to do was plead guilty to two prostitution charges. he was sent to jail, where he was allowed to leave six days a week to go to work. unheard of. also, immunity for others around him in all of this. now he is facing new sex trafficking charges. let's go to abby philip at the white house with more. has something fundamentally changed here? >> well, poppy, that's what we will find out soon. but the pressure is clearly building on the white house and on alex acosta to do something. we're learning that around 2:30 this afternoon, he's expected to make some kind of statement about this whole situation.
>> reporter: mr. secretary. doug from talk media news. he said the victims were not prostitutes, but the agreement was he was jailed for prostitution charges, not -- or not for sex trafficking. can you say what the distinction is? speak with the agreement this -- here's why this is hard. this was a state case. he was arraigned. a state grand jury returned a prostitution charge against him, a solicitation charge, if i recall. there was a state grand jury. he was allowed to self surrender by the state attorney office as a result of that single charge that would've resulted in no jail time. and ultimately with the agreement and was say you have to go back and you have to plea to a more serious take charge
statements, remains supportive of acosta. hallie. >> kelly o'donnell, busy morning at the white house for you. let me bring in 2020 presidential candidate senator michael bennet of colorado. i know you have to hustle tout votes. i want your reaction to the news that secretary acosta will speak on camera today. is there anything that he could say that would change your mind on the resignation that you called for him? >> i think that is highly unlikely. the reason we are where we are today is because of incredible reporting by the "miami herald". it sounds to me like if sex acosta had been as diligent as the "miami herald" has been in reaching out to victims, they would never have settle the case the way they did. by the way, the terms of that original settlement allowed epstein to plead guilty to some prostitution charges, which in this a way so completely ignoring the fact that what was
serious questions about what happened. the outrageous thing about this, the deal was illegal because they didn't tell the victims. it was secret, they hid it from the victims, it was the cushiest deal ever. when alex acosta cut a deal allowing epstein to plead guilty to prostitution charges, these girls were not prostitutes. they were human trafficking victims and basically allowing him to plead guilty to a prostitution charge was like revictimizing, some of these girls were 14-year-old middle schoolers, when epstein was preying upon them, and acosta letting him plead to a prostitution charge is like pouring salt in the wounds that these young ladies experienced at the time. it looks like they may finally get justice, thank god. >> i wanted to clarify, i made it sound like it was acosta, it's epstein who's the accused sex trafficker. it was acosta who gave him the sweetheart deal. do you see movement from the republicans down the road. do you think there will be enough pressure on the white house that he has to resign?