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| Jeffrey Epstein: Financier 'found dead in cell' in New York | |
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| Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead in his prison cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, US media report. | Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead in his prison cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, US media report. |
| His body was discovered at 07:30 local time (11:30 GMT) on Saturday at the facility in New York. | |
| The circumstances of his death are unclear. He was reportedly on suicide watch following an earlier incident. | |
| Epstein, 66, had pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and conspiracy charges and was being held without bail. | |
| Last month, he was found semi-conscious in his cell with injuries to his neck. He was treated at a nearby hospital, reports say, before being returned to New York's Metropolitan Correctional Center. | |
| Epstein was accused of paying girls under the age of 18 to perform sex acts at his Manhattan and Florida mansions between 2002 and 2005. | |
| He was arrested on 6 July after landing in New Jersey on his private jet. | |
| Who was Jeffrey Epstein? | |
| New York-born Epstein worked as a teacher before moving into finance. | |
| Prior to the criminal cases against him, he was best known for his wealth and high-profile connections. | |
| He was often seen socialising with the rich and powerful, including President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton and the UK's Prince Andrew. | |
| Reports of Epstein's wealth vary, with his Virgin Islands-based firm generating no public records. |