Whatever Happened To Epstein's Island?

[Music] before his death sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly used his own private island to host scores of underage girls many things about Epstein are still mired in secrecy including the activities that took place on the island so whatever happened to the Billionaire's Caribbean home in 1998 Jeffrey Epstein bought a 75 acre island called little St James for $7.95 million on it he built a sprawling estate that was mostly hidden from public view the sizable complex contained a spa a gym and a

swimming pool among various other amenities it was little saint Jeff's that was his nickname for it Epstein also bought the island next door great St James in 2016 known as pedophile Island to local virgin Islanders horrifying stories about the island of little St James continue to generate Grim Fascination local Witnesses living on nearby St Thomas reported that they regularly saw girls coming and going to the island some of whom were young children the long list of high-profile figures rumore

d to a visited little St James is also very extensive featuring everyone from Bill Clinton to Steven Hawking prince Andrew even admitted to visiting it during his Infamous BBC interview just for the record you've been on his private plane yes you've been to stay on his private island yes 2 days after Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his prison cell the FBI raided L St James as part of its investigation the official Epstein task force hoped to find more information about his purported trafficing

ring but would not speak to the media about what they uncovered FBI agents weren't the only visitors though and given the general fascination with the rumors surrounding the island it's no surprise in 2019 two YouTubers Jeff Berwick and Luke rowski took matters into their own hands and convinced a local to drop them off by vote the pair were were able to explore for 30 minutes before escaping when they spotted other people on the island driving golf carts rowski and Berwick were particularly in

terested in investigating a blue and white striped building on the island known as the temple the odd building has sparked a host of wild conspiracy theories online with some people calling it a ritualistic abuse site according to Insider however the most plausible theory is that it's a music room following the death of Jeffrey Epstein a three yearlong legal battle unfolded over his estate it was ultimately decided in 2022 that the estate owed 105 million to the Virgin Islands to settle sex traf

ficking claims and would also have to sell his two islands as part of the settlement deal it was agreed that half the money from the sale of the two islands would go to the territorial government officials said this money would go to a government trust to fund programs for victims of sexual abuse as of 2022 the estate had paid paid $121 million to 136 women abused by Epstein in addition to providing for the sex abuse victims the executors also had to pay out a lump sum for the environmental dama

ge done to the islands themselves the area around the two pieces of land is surrounded by delicate coral reefs and teaming with Wildlife however Epstein refused to follow planning regulations and Simply Built whatever he wanted incurring considerable damage environmental inspectors who arrived on the island were simply waved away at the dock It is believed that undoing the damage will be quite expensive and the estate was forced to Fork over $450,000 to help pay for it although both Islands were

originally priced at $55 million each they eventually sold for far less billionaire Steven deckoff was able to buy both for just $60 million in 2023 little St James in particular cost the billionaire Mogul just $8 million deckoff who is the founder of the private Equity Firm black diamond manag management is deeply invested in the Virgin Islands both literally and figuratively having lived there for more than 10 years he intends to transform the sorted Island into a worldclass resort and he is

currently in the process of recruiting engineers and Architects to have his dream realized according to a press release deck off hopes that the resort will be open as soon as 2025 if you or someone you know may be the victim of child abuse please contact the childh help National child abuse hotline at 1 1800 48 child 800 422 4453 or contact their live chat [Music] services