Jeffrey Epstein Dies In Prison Ahead Of Sex Trafficking Trial: Reports

Jeffrey Epstein has died in prison where he was being held ahead of his sex trafficking trial, according to multiple outlets in the US. 

Reports claim his body was discovered on Saturday morning at 7.30am local time (11.30am GMT). 

The 66-year-old billionaire – who was convicted on federal prostitution charges in 2008 – was arrested July 6 on charges of sex trafficking underage girls and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.

After being deemed a flight risk, he was denied bail and being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan.

Last month, Epstein was found semiconscious in his cell, with marks on his neck. Prison officials treated his injuries as a possible attempted suicide, a law enforcement official told The New York Times at the time. 

On Friday, a cache of court documents involving Epstein’s accusers were unsealed.

They contain rafts of allegations against him, his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell and other powerful men, including Prince Andrew. 

In the documents, Johanna Sjoberg, an alleged Epstein victim, said Andrew touched her breast while sitting on a couch inside the billionaire’s Manhattan apartment in 2001.

Buckingham Palace said the allegations are “categorically untrue”.

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