Howard Rubin, 70, was taken into custody Friday morning at his home in Fairfield, Connecticut. According to a 10-count indictment unsealed in a Brooklyn federal court, Rubin is accused of sex-trafficking at least 10 women between 2009 and 2019 - luring them to various NYC hotels and a Manhattan penthouse with a soundproofed BDSM sex dungeon - where he restrained, beat, and shocked them with electricity, according to the US Attorney's Office in Brooklyn. 

Rubin reportedly spent at least $1 million on said activities. He has also been charged with bank fraud related to false statements on financial documents during a civil lawsuit stemming from these activities.

"As alleged, the defendants used Rubin's wealth to mislead and recruit women to engage in commercial sex acts, where Rubin then tortured women beyond their consent, causing lasting physical and/or psychological pain, in some cases physical injuries," Brooklyn US Attorney Joseph Nocella said in a statement.

One of the West 57th Street penthouse bedrooms was soundproofed and painted red, and had a device that was used to shock or electrocute the women, the feds said. The room also had a cross and bed with restraints where the women would be bound and gagged, according to the authorities. -NY Post

Allegations against Rubin are not new, as he's been on the radar since at least 2017. Among the alleged acts he paid $2,000 - $5,000 per session (via the NY Post);

Rubin gagged, tied up and viciously abused the women - even punching one in the head, according to a 2017 lawsuit filed on behalf of two Playboy Playmates and another alleged victim. 

"I'm going to rape you like I rape my daughter," he reportedly shouted during one of the alleged assaults. 

In one session, he beat one of the women's "breasts so badly that her right implant flipped."

One plaintiff was tied up, gagged and shocked with a cattle prod in her groin before Rubin allegedly raped her

Some of the women agreed to a safe word - that Rubin allegedly ignored. Others were gagged so they couldn't object, and prosecutors say he would even continue if a woman passed out.