Jeffrey Epstein, the controversial financier, owned two islands in the US Virgin Islands: Little St. James and Great St. James. He purchased Little St. James in 1998 for $7.95 million USD ($12.05 million AUD) and acquired Great St. James in 2016 for $22.5 million USD ($34.1 million AUD).

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Recently, the Democratic members of the influential US House Oversight Committee unveiled new photographs of Epstein’s private retreat on Little St. James. This release comes in tandem with a series of emails referencing President Donald Trump.

Commonly referred to as “Little Jeff’s” or “Epstein Island,” this secluded location has been the subject of much intrigue and speculation.

The newly disclosed images reveal various unsettling aspects of the island, including a room equipped with a dentist’s chair and walls adorned with human masks.

There is also a shot of a blackboard with words written on it including “decption” (sic), “power”, “plots”, and “music”.

Other words on the board have been redacted and blacked out before the photo was released.

A wider shot of the same room shows four armchairs in a tight circle and bookshelves against the walls.

In another image, a landline phone shows speed dial buttons for “Larry”, “Mike”, “Rich”, “Patrick”, and “Darren”.

Again, several of the other names on speed dial have been blacked out prior to release.

There are also shots of bedrooms, bathrooms, and a “No Trespassing” sign propped up against a rock.

“These new images are a disturbing look into the world of Jeffrey Epstein and his island,” Democrat Representative and committee member Robert Garcia said in a statement.

“We are releasing these photos and videos to ensure public transparency in our investigation and to help piece together the full picture of Epstein’s horrific crimes.”

One of Epstein’s most prominent accusers, Virgina Giuffre, claimed she had been trafficked on the islands as an 18-year-old.

In her posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girl, released last month, she described her rape at the hands of a man she referred to as “the Prime Minister”, who she claimed choked her repeatedly and who laughed when she “begged” him to stop.

Epstein and his high-level connections in the US and around the world have become a political flashpoint in the US in recent years for both Democracts and Republicans.

He has since reversed position again and publicly backed a Republican vote to release the documents, though reports emerged of phone calls and meetings in which Trump allegedly urged individual Republican loyalists to vote against the measure.

After the vote passed the House and the Senate, Trump signed the bill into law.

He also recently announced investigations into former president Bill Clinton and other Democrat-aligned former associates of Epstein.

Trump and Epstein were friends at one stage, but the president has declared they parted ways before Epstein’s crimes came to light and that he knew nothing of them.

Epstein died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

According to CNN, his islands were purchased in 2023 by billionaire investor Stephen Deckoff.