Epstein sent letter to notorious paedophile doctor from jail

JEFFREY EPSTEIN wrote to another notorious American paedophile before his suicide in jail, newly released prison records have revealed.

The financier wrote to Larry Nassar, the US national women’s gymnastics team doctor who was convicted of sex- ually abusing scores of young athletes over several decades and was jailed in 2016.

The US Bureau of Prisons records were obtained by the Associated Press and offer a fresh window into Epstein’s behaviour during his 36 days in jail before his suicide in August 2019.

Two weeks before ending his life, prison officials in Manhattan’s crumbling and chaotic Metropolitan Correctional Center described the disgraced financier as agitated and unable to sleep.

Epstein, 66, called himself a “coward” and complained he was struggling to adapt to life behind bars following his arrest on federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges in July of that year.

If convicted, he faced up to 45 years in prison.

He was recorded sitting in the corner of his cell with his hands over his ears, in a desperate attempt to muffle the sound of a broken toilet that would not stop running. He revealed during a health screening that he had more than 10 female sexual partners within the last five years and had been treated for chlamydia.

According to medical records, he was suffering from sleep apnea, constipation, hypertension, lower back pain and prediabetes. Epstein later complained about having to wear an orange jumpsuit and was upset about being treated like he was a “bad guy” despite being well behaved behind bars.

He requested a brown uniform for his near-daily visits with his lawyers.

The documents also reveal the disgraced financier’s attempt to contact Nassar, whose notoriety as a prolific sex abuser was eclipsed only by Epstein’s.

The letter was found with a “return to sender” mark in the prison post room weeks after his death.

“It appeared he mailed it out and it was returned back to him,” the investigator who found the letter told a prison official by email.

“I am not sure if I should open it or should we hand it over to anyone,” he added.

The letter itself was not included among the 4,000 documents turned over to the AP under a freedom of information request, so its contents remain unknown.

THREE teenagers have been arrested in upstate New York after allegedly killing and eating a swan that they thought was a duck.

The pen, called Faye, was killed over the weekend at a pond in Manlius, part of Syracuse, according to local police. The suspects stole her four cygnets and intended to keep them as pets, Sgt Kenneth Hatter of Manlius police said.

They were later recovered alive from a nearby shop, where one of the suspects worked, and a residence.

Faye, however, was less fortunate. “The family and friends did consume the adult swan. They believed it was just a very large duck,” Sgt Hatter added. “They did not know it was not a wild animal, that it was actually property of the village of Manlius.”

The suspects, aged 18, 17 and 16, were arrested on charges including criminal mischief, theft and trespassing.

Swans have been a symbol of Manlius, which has about 4,600 residents, since they were introduced to its pond in the early 20th century.

Paul Whorrall, the Mayor, said: “It’s like losing a family member.”