U.S. Democrats release never-before-seen photos inside Jeffrey Epstein’s private island home
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Democrats on the U.S. House Oversight Committee released a trove of never-before-seen photos and video Wednesday of Jeffrey Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean, which show bedrooms, bathrooms and other rooms and objects from his villa, but provide little to no new insight or information into Epstein’s activities.
Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the committee, called the photos “a disturbing look,” into Epstein’s world, and said they were just a small part of the full Epstein files.
“We are releasing these photos and videos to ensure public transparency in our investigation and to help piece together the full picture of Epstein’s horrific crimes, Garcia said in a statement. “We won’t stop fighting until we deliver justice for the survivors.”
He renewed calls for U.S. President Donald Trump to release the full file immediately.
The committee released 10 photos and four videos of walk-abouts on the property. Here’s a look at the photos taken at the villa:
An interior image from the property on Little St. James. (House Oversight Committee Democrats/Handout/Reuters)The photos were part of a collection of 10 photos and four videos the committee released. (House Oversight Committee Democrats/Handout/Reuters)A bathroom from the Little St. James island estate. (House Oversight Committee Democrats/Handout/Reuters)Another bathroom from Epstein’s estate. (House Oversight Committee Democrats/Handout/Reuters)
Epstein was facing U.S. federal charges for sex trafficking dozens of teenage girls and young women, some as young as 14, when he died in jail in August 2019.
The charges came 14 years after police in Palm Beach, Fla., first began investigating allegations that he sexually abused underage girls who were hired to give him massages.
Virginia Giuffre, one of the women who accused Epstein of sexually assaulting her, and trafficking her to other men, including the former British royal now known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, alleged that one of the times she had sex with the latter was in the Virgin Islands when she was 18.
Giuffre died by suicide earlier this year at the age of 41.
A sitting room or living room with a blackboard on the wall. Some of the words are blacked out. The redactions were made before the photos were released. (House Oversight Committee Democrats/Handout/Reuters)A closeup of the blackboard includes the words ‘power,’ ‘deception’ and ‘music.’ (House Oversight Committee Democrats/Handout/Reuters)A phone from the property showing names of people on speed dial. (House Oversight Committee Democrats/Handout/Reuters)
A batch of some 23,000 documents has been provided by Epstein’s estate to the committee.
Democrats have previously released emails that they say suggest Trump “knew about the girls” Epstein was convicted of trafficking for sex.
One of the photos, which were taken in 2020, the year after Epstein’s death, shows a room with a dental chair and men’s faces on the walls.
The New York Times has reported that Epstein’s last girlfriend was a dentist.
The photos include this one, of a room with a dental chair. Epstein’s last girlfriend was reportedly a dentist. (House Oversight Committee Democrats/Handout/Reuters)A sign described to be at the property. (House Oversight Committee Democrats/Handout/Reuters)An exterior image from the property on Little St. James. (House Oversight Committee Democrats/Handout/Reuters)
The U.S. Department of Justice has until mid-December to comply with legislation passed by Congress and signed by Trump to publicly release many of its documents on Epstein.
The legislation allows for redactions about Epstein’s victims for ongoing federal investigations, but states that the department cannot withhold information due to “embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity.”
