New photos have emerged of the mysterious temple on Jeffrey Epstein‘s ‘pedophile island’, revealing coded symbols and used mattresses.
The Justice Department’s latest trove of files includes photos taken inside the bizarre structure which was first uncovered by drone footage of Little Saint James in 2019.
The cube-shaped building with blue and white stripes covering it has been the subject of speculation and conspiracy theories.
Photos inside the building show it in tough shape, including excess pieces of wood lying around and exposed cement panels.
Another photo shows a pair of mattresses that appear to have been left to rot inside a shrink wrap that has turned a shade of yellow.
The ceiling is hand-painted, showing various animals and even constellations behind a cloudy sky, as well as zodiac symbols.
A giant, empty wooden bookshelf appears to remain in good condition, though other pieces inside the room looked to be incomplete.
Conspiracy theorists have latched onto the odd building that was constructed sometime between 2009 and 2013 at the southwest edge of Little St James Island, just off the coast of the US territory of St Thomas.
A new look inside the mysterious temple on Jeffrey Epstein’s sickening ‘pedophile island’ show off coded symbols and used mattresses
Epstein purchased Little Saint James in 1998, while the temple is believed to have been built between 2009 and 2013
Everything previously known publicly about the building had been gleaned from aerial photographs, as the entire island is kept under tight security.
It’s unclear when the photos were taken but a gold dome was believed to have been ripped off by a hurricane sometime before 2017.
The billionaire began transforming the 78-acre island soon after he bought it in 1998, clearing the native vegetation, ringing the property with towering palm trees and planting two massive US flags on either end.
The photos of the temple were tame in comparison to other shots that appeared to show Epstein kissing and cuddling little girls on his private jet.
The stomach-churning photographs, which were framed and put on display at his mansion on Little St James Island, show the pedophile embracing youngsters who appear to be minors.
One image showed the financier holding what appears to be a girl in his lap during a flight on his Lolita Express.
In another photo, he is seen seated next to another passenger, seemingly a youngster, with a book and a magazine sprawled out in front of him.
Other horrifying photos made public during Friday’s records release showed Epstein cuddling what appeared to be a child and kissing a red-headed girl on the head.
The ceiling is hand-painted, showing various animals and even constellations behind a cloudy sky, as well as zodiac symbols
Another photo shows a pair of mattresses that appear to have been left to rot inside a shrink wrap that has turned a shade of yellow
It is unclear if the females seen in the undated photographs were victims of Epstein’s sex trafficking ring. He has been accused of abusing girls as young as 11 years old.
The images were among the more than 300,000 files released by the DOJ on Friday. The records were heavily redacted and no major revelations emerged.
At least 16 photographs, including one of Donald Trump flanked by women in bikinis, were mysteriously removed from the online records Saturday, prompting accusations of an alleged cover-up by the Trump Administration. They have since been reinstated.
The thousands of records posted publicly offer the most detailed look yet at nearly two decades’ worth of government scrutiny of Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women and underage girls.
The tranche of materials released Friday included photographs of former president Bill Clinton and other famous names such as pop stars Sir Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson.
But some of the most consequential records expected about Epstein were nowhere to be found, such as FBI interviews with survivors and internal Justice Department memos examining charging decisions.
Those records could help explain how investigators viewed the case and why Epstein was allowed in 2008 to plead guilty to a relatively minor state-level prostitution charge.
Democrats also accused Republicans of a cover-up after files that had been available Friday were no longer accessible on the DOJ’s website by Saturday.
Photos inside the temple show it in tough shape, including excess pieces of wood lying around and exposed cement panels
A giant, empty wooden bookshelf appears to remain in good condition, though other pieces inside the room looked to be incomplete
The missing files included images of paintings depicting nude women, and one showed a series of photographs along a credenza and in drawers.
In that image – inside a drawer among other photos – was a photograph of Trump, alongside the pedophile, Melania Trump and Epstein’s longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.
The DOJ said that the image of the Trump was flagged by the Southern District of New York ‘for potential further action to protect victims’.
Friday’s drop of files, replete with redactions, has not dulled the clamor for information, given how many records had yet to be released and because some of the materials had already been made public.
California Democrat Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, have indicated they could draft articles of impeachment against Attorney General Pam Bondi for what they see as the gross failure of the department to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
‘It’s not about the timeline, it’s about the selective concealment,’ Khanna said on CBS’ Face the Nation, adding that the redactions in the released files are excessive.
He said he believes there will be ‘bipartisan support in holding her accountable, and a committee of Congress should determine whether these redactions are justified or not’.
But Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the redactions. He argued the DOJ’s decision to release just a fraction of the Epstein files by the congressionally mandated deadline was necessary to protect the pedophile’s victims.
Much of the insides look unfinished and it is not immediately clear what the room is meant to be
One side of the temple appears to be missing a window
He pledged that the Trump administration eventually would meet its obligation required by law – but stressed that the department was obligated to act with caution as it goes about making public documents that can include sensitive information.
Blanche called that pushback disingenuous as the Trump Administration continues to struggle with calls for greater transparency, including from members of his political base, about the government’s investigations into Epstein.
Federal prosecutors in New York brought sex trafficking charges against Epstein in 2019, but he killed himself in jail after his arrest.
Maxwell, Epstein’s onetime girlfriend, is serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for her 2021 conviction for sex trafficking crimes.
The deputy attorney general also defended the decision by the federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer Maxwell to a less restrictive, minimum-security federal prison earlier this year, soon after he interviewed her about Epstein.
Blanche said that the transfer was made because of concerns about her safety.
‘She was suffering numerous threats against her life,’ Blanche said. ‘So the BOP is not only responsible for putting people in jail and making sure they stay in jail, but also for their safety.’
