Major Epstein report details how billionaire abuser was able to kill himself
Prince Andrew’s paedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein was able to kill himself through a "combination of negligence and misconduct" by jail staff, a damning report has found.
America’s Justice Department’s watchdog cited the federal Bureau of Prisons' failure to assign the sex offender a cellmate after his previous one left and problems with surveillance cameras as factors in Epstein’s death.
Inspector General Michael Horowitz also said that Epstein was left in his cell with too many bed linens, which are a security issue and were used in his suicide.
The inspector general issued a report detailing findings of his investigation into Epstein’s death in August 2019, the last of several official inquiries into the matter.
He was being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in New York (AP)He reiterated the findings of other investigations that there was no indication of foul play, rebutting conspiracy theories surrounding the high-profile death.
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Horowitz echoed previous findings that some members of the jail staff involved in guarding Epstein were overworked.
He identified 13 employees with poor performance and recommended charges against six workers.
Only the two workers tasked with guarding Epstein were charged, avoiding jail time in a plea deal after admitting to falsifying logs.
The report comes more than four years after the paedophile took his own life while awaiting trial on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges.
The workers assigned to guard him were sleeping and shopping online instead of checking on him every 30 minutes as required, prosecutors said.
he Duke of York, 63, has always maintained he was unaware of Epstein’s abuse (Getty Images)
Jeffrey Epstein took his own life in his cell in 2019 (New York State Sex Offender Regi)Epstein spent 36 days at the now-closed MCC in Manhattan.
Two weeks before his death, he was placed on suicide watch for 31 hours after what jail officials said was an attempt to take his own life that left his neck bruised and scraped.
The workers tasked with guarding Epstein the night he died were working overtime. One of them, not normally assigned to guard prisoners, was working a fifth straight day of overtime.
The other was working mandatory overtime, which meant a second eight-hour shift in one day.
In addition, Epstein’s cellmate did not return after a court hearing the day before, and jail officials failed to pair another prisoner with him, leaving him alone.
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However, on August 10, 2019, Epstein was found dead in his jail cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York City, where he was awaiting trial. His death was ruled as suicide by hanging by the New York City Medical Examiner's Office.
Amid much speculation, multiple investigations were launched to examine the circumstances surrounding Epstein's death.
These investigations sought to determine whether any negligence or misconduct occurred that contributed to Epstein's ability to take his own life while in custody.
While alive, Epstein was a friend of Prince Andrew.
The two men would spend time with each other at royal residencies in the UK and at the American's homes in Manhattan, Palm Beach, Florida and the US Virgin Islands.
The Duke of York, 63, has always maintained he was unaware of Epstein’s abuse of dozens of girls and women.
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