A retired Wall Street financier has been arrested on charges that he lured dozens of women, including former Playboy models, to be sexually and physically assaulted during encounters in his Central Park penthouse in a soundproofed room described in court papers as “The Dungeon.”

Howard Rubin, 70, was arrested Friday at his rental home in Fairfield, Connecticut, authorities said.

He pleaded not guilty in a federal court in Brooklyn.

His former personal assistant, Jennifer Powers, was also arrested at her home in Southlake, Texas, and is expected to appear in court in Texas on Monday, authorities said.

The wealthy former financier was ordered to remain detained, despite efforts by his lawyers to have him released on a $USD25 million ($38.2 million) bond.

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