Jeffrey Epstein's NYC den of depravity: Hidden cameras, a first edition ‘Lolita,' and a curious $1 bill signed by Bill Gates
The previously unreported images, published by the New York Times on Tuesday, were taken inside the sex pest's seven-story Upper East Side townhouse in the years before his arrest and subsequent suicide in late 2019.
Among the more bizarre elements found inside the 21,000-square-foot lair, which is where the pedophile entertained the rich and powerful, was a framed $1 bill signed by the Microsoft co-founder.
Newly released photos published by the New York Times show disturbing details of Jeffrey Epstein's den of depravity.
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'I was wrong!' Gates appeared to have scrawled on the note, which was on display in a living room.
A sculpture of a woman in a bridal gown dangling from a rope and dozens of framed fake eyeballs were also on display in the entryway, according to the outlet.
A copy of 'Lolita' — the 1955 novel where a deviant repeatedly rapes a 12-year-old girl that he has become obsessed with — was also spotted in an office.
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Meanwhile, multiple surveillance cameras were dotted around the property — including in multiple bedrooms.
The sprawling townhouse was filled, too, with framed photos of some of the world's most prominent names — including Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, future President Trump, former President Bill Clinton and even the late Pope John Paul II.
Billionaires Richard Branson, Bill Gates and Elon Musk also made an appearance.
A massage table inside Jeffrey Epstein's UES New York City home.
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Photos taken inside the townhouse have trickled out over the years as part of the troves of evidence unveiled when Epstein was arrested in 2019 on child sex trafficking charges.
Previously released images included the sick massage rooms set up in the house of horrors where Epstein would sexually abuse some of his victims.
Creepy taxidermy animals, as well as a bizarre painting of Bill Clinton in a blue dress, were also seen inside the home.
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