‘SPRAWLED ON FLOOR’
Jeffrey Epstein found ‘injured and blue in the face’ in jail cell in ‘suicide bid or assault’ ahead of child sex ring trial
PAEDO Jeffrey Epstein has reportedly been found injured in his jail cell ahead of his trial for sex trafficking dozens of underage girls.
The disgraced billionaire was discovered “sprawled on the floor” and “blue in the face” in a New York jail on Tuesday, RadarOnline claims.
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Two sources also told Epstein was found injured and in the "foetal position" at the Metropolitan Correctional Center.
He was said to have been semi-conscious, with marks on his neck, sources claim.
Screams were heard and prison staff were seen rushing through the corridors at 1.30am local time on July 23, reports state.
Investigators are reportedly looking into whether it was a suicide attempt by Epstein or if the billionaire financier was attacked.
Epstein was taken to hospital, the New York Post reported, but it was unclear where he was taken or what his condition was.
He has been locked up in the Manhattan jail ahead of a trial for charges of sex trafficking involving dozens of underage girls.
The sex offender, who has pleaded not guilty, wanted to be allowed to remain under house arrest in his £60million Manhattan mansion.
But he was branded a "danger to the community" and judges refused the billionaire paedo's bail bid.
FEARS PAEDO MAY FLEE
The shamed financier - nabbed this month with a fake passport - was locked up amid fears he would flee the country.
His lawyers put up his mansion and private jet as surety, but prosecutors claimed he would try to escape.
Epstein is set to remain behind bars in the tough jail - which El Chapo has also called home - until his trial.
Sex trafficking evidence against the wealthy financier are said to be growing "stronger by the day".
He was caught with piles of cash and a fake Saudi passport in his New York mansion after it was raided by the FBI.
Assistant US Attorney Alex Rossmiller noted the fake passport had only recently expired according to Courthouse News reporter Adam Klasfeld.
The passport, revealed to be one of the items found in the search, also listed Epstein's residence as being in Saudi Arabia, said Rossmiller.
FAKE PASSPORT
The passport, obtained by Epstein from a foreign government in the 1980s, is said to have his photo in it but under a different name, prosecutors revealed in court.
Judge Richard Berman ordered Epstein to remain behind bars on sex trafficking charges at the Manhattan Correctional Centre.
He said: "The government has established danger to others and to the community by clear and convincing evidence.
"I doubt that any bail package can overcome a danger to the community."
Prosecutor Sigrid McCawley said the current claims were "just the tip of the iceberg" and boasted that she had signed up four new clients since the perv's latest arrest.
Epstein's legal team pleaded with the judge to let the disgraced billionaire out of jail after saying he is held in solitary confinement.
His lawyers said: "We need him released, judge. This is an enormously challenging case for defence counsel."
In their rebuttal, prosecutors said: "Your honour, it's underage girls that are involved in this case, and it's underage girls that are the victims."
A prosecutor added that the case against the wealthy investor is “already significantly stronger and getting stronger every single day”.
'VAST ABUSE NETWORK'
Epstein, a former friend of Prince Andrew, is accused of "sexually exploiting and abusing dozens of minor girls" at his homes in various locations.
Documents claim the 66-year-old would pay girls "hundreds of dollars" to perform sex acts with him and would also pay certain victims "to recruit additional girls to be similarly abused."
The indictment states: "In this way, Epstein created a vast network of underage victims for him to sexually exploit in locations including New York and Palm Beach."
It alleges that minors were paid to give the wealthy businessman massages which would typically involve him pleasuring himself.
The charges also claim officers found "nude photographs of what appeared to be underage girls" at his mansion.
Epstein would also sometimes attempt to touch the girls' genitals with his hands or sex toys, the court docs allege.
14 MORE ALLEGED VICTIMS
At least 14 more women, some of them underage, have come forward claiming to be victims of the billionaire alleged sex trafficker.
Attorney Jack Scarola said some were underage during their alleged encounters with the financier in New York and Florida.
Prosecutors have also alleged that Epstein tried to pay off witnesses with a £280,000 bribe to buy their silence.
The billionaire reportedly sent two witnesses money in late November and early December 2018 after a US paper started publishing allegations against the registered sex offender.
The US attorney's office in Manhattan made the allegations in an effort for the 66-year-old to be denied bail while he awaits trail, claiming the payments are evidence he might try to influence witnesses if he is not detained.
EPSTEIN'S ISLAND PROBED
Epstein's private Caribbean island has become the centre of a sex trafficking probe against him, amid claims underage girls were used as sex slaves and repeatedly abused inside a temple there.
The billionaire bought the island of Little St James more than two decades ago - transforming it into a high-security private oasis, complete with a mansion and a bizarre blue and white gold-domed structure.
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To date, the island has remained Epstein’s main residence, but has been shrouded in mystery.
It's high security, secluded location and locally-known moniker as "Paedophile Island" has given rise to more sinister theories about its use.
Neighbouring islander Kevin Goodrich, who operates boat charters from nearby St Thomas, said: “Everybody called it ‘Paedophile Island' ... It’s our dark corner.”
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