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Michelle Cullen

Inside convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's €100m private islands up for sale

Two private islands which formally belongs to Jeffrey Epstein have come on sale for over €100 million.

Epstein, who died of an apparent suicide in a Manhattan jail cell, where he was being held on charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, invited many celebrities to visit the luxury accommodation over the years.

The two Virgin Islands properties named Little St. James and Great St. James were discussed during Epstein's sexual abuse lawsuit and were raided by investigators after the businessman's death.

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Daniel Weiner, an attorney for the Epstein estate, told Insider that the profits from the sale would be used to pay for the estate's outstanding lawsuits and the cost of operations.

Jeffrey Epstein's former home on the island of Little St. James in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (gettyimages.ie)

Epstein purchased the luxury 72-acre island Little St. James in 1998 for €7.23 million and was believed to be Epstein's main residence.

Locals told Vanity Fair in 2019 that Epstein would fly girls to the island on a private jet up until around 2018.

Five buildings are located on the island, including a villa compound, library, cinema, detached bathhouse and cabanas.

It also has three guest cottages, a caretaker's cottage, a private desalination system, a helipad, a dock, a bar and over 70 employees.

All employees on Epstein's island were also told to maintain secrecy regarding what happened on the island.

The principal residence is located on the northeast of the island, while the guest houses reside on the northwest and southeast sides.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the bigger of the two islands, Great St. James, was purchased by Epstein in 2016 for over €18 million.

He had planned to build a compound on the island but was forced to cease building works in December 2018 for breach of environmental regulations.

A gazebo is seen on Little St. James Island, owned by fund manager Jefferey Epstein, in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. This is where Epstein - convicted of sex crimes a decade ago in Florida and now charged in New York with trafficking girls as young as 14 - repaired, his escape from the toil of cultivating the rich and powerful. (gettyimages.ie)

The compound was supposed to include a theatre and an underwater office and pool, the Virgin Islands Daily News reported in 2019.

However, the island of Little St. James still served as a private getaway for the rich and famous.

Its little black book of guests included the likes of Jimmy Buffet, Courtney Love, and other prominent executives, politicians, and celebrities.

Locals have now dubbed the island as 'Pedophile Island' after the allegations brought against Jeffrey Epstein surfaced in 2017.

When the FBI investigated the case, they encouraged Jeffrey Epstein's guests to come forward before they had to reach out.

Large parrot sculptures are displayed near the beach on Little St. James Island, owned by fund manager Jefferey Epstein, in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. This is where Epstein - convicted of sex crimes a decade ago in Florida and now charged in New York with trafficking girls as young as 14 - repaired, his escape from the toil of cultivating the rich and powerful. (gettyimages.ie)

According to the little black book, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Les Wexner, Prince Andrew, and Stephen Hawking had all paid visits to Jeffrey Epstein's island and flew on Epstein's jet.

Although the islands are valued at millions of dollars, many wealthy buyers may be reluctant to put in an offer given the location's sinister past.

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