Jeffrey Epstein
The latest news and updates on American financier Jeffrey Epstein. Jeffrey Edward Epstein was a convicted sex offender - having been convicted of procuring an underage girl for prostitution in 2008. In July 2019, he was arrested on charges for the sex trafficking of minors. In August 2019, he was found dead in his cell. His death was ruled a suicide.
![Never-before-seen photographs of paedophile Epstein's ?60 million fleet of jets which he allegedly used to shuttle teenage girls between his lavish homes were shown to jurors in court as part of the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case this week. Prosecutors claim the planes flew between Epstein's private Caribbean island, New?Mexico?ranch,?New York City?townhouse and an 8,600 sq ft Parisian apartment near the Arc de Triomphe. One photo showed a young Sarah Kellen standing in front of a twin-engine Cessna 421 as Epstein embraced her from behind while kissing her on the head. More recent pictures showed Miss Kellen smiling for the camera in the Caribbean. Epstein's chief pilot Larry Visoski told the court in New York: '[Epstein] had an array of personal assistants, almost like professional shoppers, because there was a lot of items that needed to be purchased for all of the properties that were being acquired.' Mr Visoski named Miss Kellen, who is now aged 42, as the person he spoke to most about scheduling flights. The pair spoke so often that the pilot had her number on speed dial, the court heard. Miss Kellen has previously been described as Maxwell's 'lieutenant' in Epstein's circle of abuse and has been accused of playing a pivotal role in the scandal, helping to procure young girls. She has been named as the chief fixer who travelled the world with Epstein and was accused by lawyers in legal filings of 'bringing girls to Epstein's mansion to be abused'. Miss Kellen was said to have had a 'Rolodex' of women she would call for massages at Epstein's mansion in Palm Beach, Florida. The photographs of Miss Kellen were part of a batch entered into evidence which reveals the life of luxury Maxwell led as Epstein's closest confidante.? Epstein also had a Hawker Siddeley 125, a Gulfstream G2B, a helicopter and a Boeing 727 dubbed the 'Lolita Express' amid claims he used it to fly underage girls around the world. That plane, which is more than 130ft long, was fitted with an office dubbed 'the red room' because of its furniture, a master bedroom with a queen-sized bed, a lounge area with a large round sofa, and a 'full decked-out' kitchen. The jury were also shown pictures of Epstein's ?164 million property empire, including Little St James, his private island in the US Virgin Islands, worth around ?50 million.? Epstein also owned the neighbouring island, Great St James, which is valued at ?14 million, while he had a ?12 million mansion in Florida.? Other properties included an 8,000-acre, ?21 million ranch in New Mexico, a ?10 million Paris apartment, and a ?57 million seven-storey townhouse on New York's Upper East Side. 04 Dec 2021 Pictured: Photographs shown in evidence during the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial in New York. LOCAL CAPTION: Jeffrey Epstein and Gulf Stream G2B. Photo credit: US Department of Justice/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/PRI_213335801-ecb4-e1765886630800.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646&h=363&crop=1)
