Disgraced billionaire accused of child sex trafficking, commits suicide in prison

Jeffrey Epstein, the financier indicted on sex trafficking charges last month,



committed suicide at a Manhattan jail, on Friday.
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Epstein hanged himself and his body was found this morning at Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan at roughly 7:30.
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Manhattan federal prosecutors last month charged Epstein, 66, with sex trafficking of girls as young as 14, and details of his behavior have been emerging for years.
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The financier with opulent homes, a private jet and access to elite circles, had been dogged for decades by accusations that he had paid dozens of girls for sexual acts in Florida.
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The one-time friend of Bill Clinton and Donald Trump faced a maximum sentence of 45 years in prison.