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Sicko financier Jeffrey Epstein’s twisted “Pedophile Island’’ included an unnerving “temple”-like building featuring an elaborate ceiling mural depicting signs of the zodiac and a pair of ratty mattresses.
Photos of the creepy structure emerged in the Justice Department’s latest dump of documents tied to the dead pedo and accused sex-trafficker — with some being seen publicly for the first time.
The cube-like building, adorned in Grecian-style blue-and-white stripes, was erected at the highest point of his sprawling private enclave in the US Virgin Islands, flanked by palm trees and positioned overlooking the sea on a two-tier stone terrace decorated with bold pink geometric shapes.
The interior of the mysterious structure — the purpose of which was not immediately clear — appeared to be in a state of disrepair despite its grandiose decor, with exposed cement board panels as well as bits of wood strewn throughout.
The entire ceiling was painted to resemble a cloudy sky, which served as the backdrop for an elaborate and perplexing collage featuring a patchwork motif of animals, constellations, mythical creatures and seafaring imagery.
A massive, ornately carved wooden bookshelf stretching nearly floor to ceiling stood empty on one side, directly across from a plywood-covered portal which appeared to be a large, unfinished door or window.
In a corner near a large double window was a pair of white twin mattresses clad in dingy-looking yellowed shrink wrap.
Epstein purchased the island in 1998 for approximately $8 million — with some residents on nearby St. Thomas referring to it as “Pedophile Island’’ after he admitted to soliciting a minor for sex in 2008 and as suspiciously young females were ferried back and forth from it.
Epstein also bought its larger neighbor, Great Saint James in 2016.
The duo of islands came to be collectively known as “Epstein Island,” serving as his home base and the location where he was accused of sexually abusing and trafficking girls and young women for years.
After his death in prison while awaiting sex-trafficking charges in 2019, his estate put the islands on the market, and they were eventually snapped up in 2023 by billionaire Stephen Deckoff, who plans to transform the infamous islands into a luxury resort.
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