Prosecutors say efforts by defense lawyers to characterize crimes as 'simple prostitution' are irrelevant given that a child cannot legally consent to being exploited

Trump says 'I hate to see this happen' after Acosta quits following renewed scrutiny over deal he gave financier to secretly end probe involving at least 40 teenage girls

President says the two had a falling-out 15 or so years ago, 'I was not a fan of his,' offers support for Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's handling of sex trafficking case

Arrest of the billionaire on child sex trafficking charges raises questions about what his high-powered associates knew about his interactions with underage girls