Overview

• Rubin, 70, was arrested at his Fairfield, Connecticut home, pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court and was ordered held without bail as a flight risk.
• A 10-count indictment alleges recruitment of women from 2009 to 2019 for paid BDSM encounters first in luxury hotels and later in a Central Park–area penthouse outfitted as a soundproofed "dungeon."
• Prosecutors say conduct went beyond consent, citing at least 10 Jane Does, injuries requiring medical care and reports that safe words were ignored during some encounters.
• Former assistant Jennifer Powers was arrested in Texas and is accused of handling recruiting, travel and payments, with payouts via wires and apps allegedly structured to avoid bank reporting, and Rubin also faces a bank-fraud charge tied to her Texas mortgage.
• Authorities say at least $1 million funded the operation; if convicted on sex-trafficking counts, Rubin and Powers face a mandatory minimum of 15 years and up to life in prison, and Rubin’s 2017 civil liability finding is on appeal.