Maps show luxury locales where Epstein has been accused of sex abuse
Disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein used expensive properties in New York, South Florida, the Virgin Islands and Paris to coerce minor girls into sex, according to multiple court filings.
Epstein, a wealth adviser who was connected to a number of rich and famous people, including future President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton in the 1990s, died by suicide while in federal custody in August 2019. He was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
After his death, a number of women have stepped forward to say Epstein abused them. A July 2025 review by the Justice Department and the FBI concluded that Epstein harmed more than 1,000 victims.
Thousands of Epstein files have been made public by federal officials, and more are scheduled for release by Dec. 19 under a law Trump signed. Those pages contain locations where Epstein allegedly abused minor girls.
Key Epstein properties in sex abuse allegations
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Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida in 2008 to state charges of soliciting minors for prostitution and soliciting a prostitute. He served 13 months in the Palm Beach County Stockade and was regularly allowed to leave as part of a generous work releaseprogram. The plea agreement made him a sex offender, because the charge involved a minor.
He appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 2019, facing federal charges of sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy based on accusations from 2002 through 2005.
The indictment said Epstein sexually exploited and abused girls as young as 14 at the time at his homes in Manhattan and Palm Beach, and at other locations. Epstein paid some of his victims to recruit more underage girls, according to the indictment.
Epstein, who faced up to 45 years in prison, died by suicide in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Lower Manhattan in 2019 while awaiting trial. His associate Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty on five of six federal charges related to sex trafficking and conspiracy in December 2021. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison in June 2022.
Epstein's properties included locations in Manhattan, Palm Beach and Paris, in addition to his own privately held islands among the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. The Virgin Islands are a U.S. territory.
Charges filed in three locations
9 East 71st Street, New York: Epstein owned a seven-story, 21,000-square-foot townhouse on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, in which he entertained celebrities, politicians and others. He was charged with sexually exploiting and abusing minor girls at the townhouse and in Florida.
358 El Brillo Way, Palm Beach, Florida: After a two-year investigation by Palm Beach police and the FBI, Epstein pleaded guilty to two state charges of prostitution in June 2008 and served 13 months in prison. The guilty plea was part of a nonprosecution agreement that gave Epstein and coconspirators immunity from federal prosecution.
Little St. James Island and Great James Island (Virgin Islands): The Virgin Islands' attorney general filed a civil action against the Epstein estate in January 2020 for a “practice of human trafficking, sexual abuse and forced labor of young women and female children” on the island. The suit was settled for $105 million in November 2022.
Allegations made, no criminal charges filed
22 Avenue Foch, Paris: Epstein owned a 2,600-square-foot luxury apartment at the building in the 16th arrondissement. French police searched the apartment in September 2019 after allegations that Epstein and others had trafficked underage girls for sex, according to the Guardian. Criminal charges were never filed.
301 East 66th St., New York: Epstein had girlfriends, associates and others stay in a 200-unit residential building owned by his brother Mark Epstein at East 66th St. Business activities were conducted there, but underage models also had apartments, according to Business Insider. Teresa Helm, one of Epstein's accusers, said in a lawsuit that the 66th Street property was "where Epstein housed many of the models and young women he was abusing." Criminal charges were never filed against Epstein.
5025 East Dublin Granville Rd. and 7558 King George Dr., New Albany, Ohio: Epstein owned two properties in New Albany, Ohio, and had a business relationship with billionaire Les Wexner, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Artist Maria Farmer said in an affidavit in April 2019 that Epstein and Maxwell molested her in the summer of 1996. No charges against Epstein were filed.
Zorro Ranch, Sante Fe County, New Mexico: Epstein’s 7,500-acre Zorro Ranch has been noted in several accusations of abuse. State authorities opened two investigations into the allegations, but criminal charges were never filed.
London: Metropolitan police dropped its investigation in October 2021 into accusations by Virginia Giuffre, who alleged abuse by Epstein, Maxwell and Prince Andrew in 2001. Police were investigating the accusation, in which Giuffre said she was sexually abused by Andrew at Maxwell’s house at 44 Kinnerton St., Belgravia, London. No charges were filed against Epstein or Maxwell.
Wexner hired Epstein as a financial adviser in the 1990s. Epstein managed real estate in Ohio on behalf of Wexner, helped develop properties around New Albany and bought property there himself. After Epstein's death, Wexner said Epstein had misappropriated large amounts of money.
Epstein purchased the Zorro Ranch in New Mexico from former Democratic Gov. Bruce King in 1993 and later built a 26,700-square-foot mansion on the property. The site has its own airstrip. Epstein was never charged in New Mexico, but two Democratic lawmakers are seeking a formal inquiry into the property, saying it could have been used for purposes similar to those in the Virgin Islands.
CONTRIBUTING Bart Jansen, Gabrielle Banks, Aysha Bagchi and Zac Anderson
SOURCE USA TODAY Network reporting and research; Reuters; court filings