Previously unseen images of Jeffrey Epstein’s island released

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released never-before-seen photos of Jeffrey Epstein's infamous island.

Photos and video show several bedrooms in a home in the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as a room with masks on the wall and a phone with names written on speed dial buttons.

In a statement, Democratic committee leader Robert Garcia said they were collectively forming a “disturbing view” of Epstein's world and were releasing themselves to “ensure public transparency.”

On Nov. 19, President Donald Trump signed a bill mandating the release of government files on a deceased convicted sex offender, marking a major turning point in the months-long fight over those records.

Many survivors claimed they were trafficked to and abused on Little St. James Island, which Epstein bought in 1998.

The new 2020 images also show a dental chair and a room with a black board with words scrawled on it, including “truth”, “deception” and “power”. Some words have been edited.

In a statement, Democrats on the oversight committee said the images and videos came from a Nov. 18 request to the U.S. Virgin Islands attorney general for information about investigations into Epstein and his jailed accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

“These new images provide a disturbing look into the world of Jeffrey Epstein and his island,” Garcia said.

“We are releasing these photos and videos to provide public transparency to our investigation and help piece together the full picture of Epstein’s horrific crimes,” he added. “We will not stop fighting until we present the full picture of Epstein’s horrific crimes.”

The committee has also received reports from JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank, which they intend to release “in the coming days,” Garcia said.

Little St. James was one of two Virgin Islands owned by Epstein.

In 2022, the US territory's attorney general secured a settlement of more than $105 million (£78.6 million) after local authorities said “dozens of young women and children” were trafficked, raped and assaulted on the two islands.

The images shed little new light on the case other than providing insight into one of Epstein's crime scenes and the lavish lifestyle in the Virgin Islands.

The release, however, comes as the Trump administration remains under pressure to release a broader set of documents held by the US Department of Justice, with Garcia saying in a statement that “it is time for President Trump to release all files now.”

Later on Wednesday, the committee released a second batch of about 200 images, as well as several videos. Most of them showed the same rooms as the first batch, with some new close-ups of the dentist's chair and masks on the walls of that room.

All masks are made in the same style and depict male faces.

Other images show personal items in the home, such as a large selection of shampoos and conditioners, and various pieces of art, including statues and paintings.

There is also a photograph of Epstein and Maxwell meeting with Pope John Paul II.

According to the metadata, the photos were taken in 2020—following Jeffrey Epstein's death in 2019—so the house appears to have been packed, furniture stacked, and artwork removed from the walls.

The release also includes a video showing a walk through Epstein's property. It features a palm-lined pool, an archer statue and a path to the ocean.

Bill signed by Trump last month gives the department a 30-day window – until Dec. 19 – to make them available in a “searchable and downloadable format.”

But there are obstacles to making the files available to the U.S. public on that day.

First, the bill states that the Justice Department can withhold any documents that jeopardize “an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution, provided that such withholding is of a highly specialized and temporary nature.”

This could potentially lead to delays, given that Trump has called for an investigation into Epstein's ties to prominent Democrats such as Bill Clinton and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers “to determine what is happening to them and to him.” [Epstein]”.

The latest bill also says Attorney General Pam Bondi can “withhold or redact” records that include victims' names, medical files and other personal information that “constitutes a manifestly unwarranted invasion of privacy.”