FBI launches an investigation after billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide by hanging himself in prison a day after lawsuit by his ‘sex slave’ was unsealed and named a host of his powerful friends including Prince Andrew

August 10, 2019 in News by RBN Staff

source: www.dailymail.co.uk
By ANDREW COURT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

  • Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself inside his New York City jail cell on Saturday morning
  • He was discovered by prison guards shortly before 7am and was rushed to a nearby hospital 
  • The 66-year-old was pronounced dead a short time later, and the FBI has now launched an investigation into his death 
  • Epstein was being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center without bail following his arrest on charges of conspiracy and sex trafficking last month
  • His shock death comes just  24 hours after court documents detailing his sexual abuse of underage girls were unsealed by the courts
  • The explosive documents include claims from Epstein’s alleged ‘sex slave’ that she was required to have intercourse with a number of powerful men 
  • Epstein was not on suicide watch at the time of his death  on Saturday, despite the fact he was recently hospitalized after allegedly trying to end his own life
  • Attorney General Will Barr has ordered both the FBI and the Inspector General to open investigations into Epstein’s death 

Jeffrey Epstein has hanged himself inside his New York City jail cell.

The billionaire pedophile was found in cardiac arrest shortly before 7am on Saturday at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in lower Manhattan.

He was rushed to nearby New York Downtown Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

In a statement, Metropolitan Correctional Center told DailyMail.com that the FBI is now launching an investigation into Epstein’s death.

The former financier, 66, was awaiting trial on charges of conspiracy and sex trafficking and was being held at the high-security complex without bail.

Epstein – who once boasted an array of high-profile friends including Prince Andrew and President Bill Clinton – was arrested on July 6, accused of arranging to have sex with dozens of underage girls at his residences in New York City and Florida between 2002 and 2005.

He had plead not guilty to the charges.

Epstein’s suicide comes just two weeks after he was hospitalized following what may have been an initial attempt to take his own life.

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