An email exchange from 2014 reveals that convicted child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein requested a staff member to set up spy cameras at his residence in Palm Beach, Florida.
The emails were part of millions of documents made public by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) last month.
In an email dated 5 February 2014, Epstein directed the associate: “Let’s get three motion-detecting hidden cameras that record, thank you.”
Five hours later, he received a response: “Jeffrey, I have already purchased two motion sensor cameras from the Spy Store in Fort Lauderdale yesterday. I charged them last night and am currently figuring out how to operate them as we speak … I’m installing them into Kleenex boxes now.”
Epstein’s victims secretly filmed
The grainy frames of footage were concealed within the most recent release of the Epstein files, seemingly depicting the billionaire paedophile recording himself with possible victims using what might have been a hidden camera.
This footage serves as additional evidence of Epstein’s use of recording devices and surveillance as part of his exploitation of women and girls.
The low-quality clips showcase an individual who appears to be Jeffrey Epstein seated at a ground floor desk in his Palm Beach residence, featuring a woman resembling Ghislaine Maxwell along with several other females of unknown age.
None of the footage featuring the women was censored by the US Department of Justice before it was made public.
There have been numerous inquiries regarding Epstein’s utilization of surveillance technology within his properties, including allegations that he acquired spy cameras to film his victims.
Evidence from photographs and testimonies from Epstein’s victims suggest that he set up recording devices throughout his properties in New York, Little St. James, and New Mexico.
When law enforcement officials conducted a raid on Epstein’s Palm Beach residence in 2005, detectives confiscated two covert “clock cameras” and later reported finding footage on his computer from a motion-activated clock camera located by Epstein’s desk.
Epstein’s victims have repeatedly claimed that they were filmed as part of a systematic pattern of exploitation and abuse.
Additionally, some victims have accused Epstein of gathering evidence of exploitation to facilitate a blackmail scheme.
