Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself in his New York jail cell, details are unclear
The billionaire financier was charged with allegedly helming a sex-trafficking ring involving underage girls.Epstein hanged himself, according to authorities, cited by multiple local news outlets.
A spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons did not immediately respond to a request for more information fromEpstein, 66, was being housed in Manhattan's Metropolitan Correction Center. He reportedly tried to kill himself last month. The billionaire financier was charged with allegedly helming a sex-trafficking ring involving underage girls.with trafficking minors in Florida and New York between 2002 and 2005.
Federal authorities allege Epstein established a system where he would pay cash for "massages" from girls as young as 14 but later assaulted and/or sexually abused them.
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