Fri 25 March 2022:
According to a new report, two Caribbean islands once owned by late sex offender and billionaire Jeffrey Epstein have been placed up for sale.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that Epstein’s enormous global property portfolio included two islands in the US Virgin Islands, Great St James and Little St James, which were listed for $125 million.
On the other hand, Little St James spans for 70 acres and was bought way back in 1998. The island has four guest villas, a helipad, a private dock, two pools, three private beaches, a gym and a tiki hut.
According to the report, in 2020, US Virgin Island officials, including the attorney general, alleged that Epstein lured women and girls – some as young as 11 – to Little St James, where he “trafficked, raped, sexually assaulted and held captive” his victims, according to court documents.
The proceeds from the possible sale of these two islands will go towards the estate’s resolution of outstanding lawsuits and costs of estate operations, an attorney for the Epstein estate, told WSJ.
According to Denise George, the attorney general, Epstein used a computerized database to track women and girls on the island.
Over the years, Epstein courted and interacted with numerous rich and powerful figures including Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew.
Throughout his activities, Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite and daughter of the late press baron Robert Maxwell, helped traffic women and girls for Epstein.
In 2019, Epstein killed himself in a New York jail cell where he was being held without bail after his arrest on sex-trafficking charges. He was facing trial in Manhattan on federal crimes, having worked out a plea deal in Florida years earlier on charges of sex offenses.
SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
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