Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein found dead of apparent suicide in Lower Manhattan jail cell: ABC

Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has committed suicide in his Lower Manhattan jail cell, ABC News reported Saturday, citing three law enforcement officials. Details were not immediately available. The 66 -year old was due to stand trial next year for allegedly sexually abusing dozens of under-age girls in New York and Florida. He had been on suicide watch since a July 23 incident, in which he was found in his cell in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Lower Manhattan with marks on his neck that appeared to be self-inflicted. Epstein had pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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