FAIRFIELD, CT. (WFSB) - A retired financier and his assistant were charged with sex trafficking and transporting women to engage in sexual acts.

Howard Rubin was arrested in Fairfield Friday morning. His assistant, Jennifer Powers, was arrested in Texas.

It is alleged that Rubin and Powers spent at least a million dollars to finance a sex dungeon that women were led to and abused via a national trafficking network.

“The defendants allegedly exploited Rubin’s status to ensnare their prospective victims and forced them to endure unthinkable physical trauma before silencing any outcries with threats of legal recourse,” said Christoper G. Raia, the assistant director in charge of the investigation. “The FBI will continue to apprehend any trafficker who sexually abuses others for twisted gra

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