charges after prosecutors accused him of sex trafficking dozens of underage girls, some as young as 14. his request to await trial at his upper east side mansion was denied and he was ordered to stay at the federal facility. prison officials say epstein was found dead in his cell early saturday morning, shocking news for epstein s accusers who have continued to speak out in the more than a month since his arrest. did jeffrey epstein rape you? yes. he raped me. reporter: jennifer rose, who said epstein raped her when she was a minor, told cnn news that she was angry at his death. we have to live with the scars of his actions for the rest of our lives while he never will face the consequences of the crimes he committed. an attorney for epstein called for an investigation into epstein s death and released a personal statement to cnn blaming politicians, prosecutors, judges, the press, plaintiffs lawyers, and jail workers for epstein s death.
dozens of underage girls such as young at 14. he was ordered to stay at the federal facility. prison officials say epstein was found dead in his cell early saturday morning, shocking news for epstein s accusers who continued to speak out in the more than a month since his arrest. did jeffrey epstein rape you. yeah, no, he raped me. jennifer rose told nbc in july that epstein raped her when she was a minor at his new york mansion tells cnn she was angry at news of his death. i m angry jeffrey epstein won t have to face his survivors in court. he will never face the consequences of the crimes he committed. an attorney for epstein called for an investigation into epstein s death and released a personal statement to cnn blaming politicians, prosecutors, judges, the press, plaintiffs, lawyers and jail workers for epstein s death. all these actors appear to bear some responsibility for his calamity, all seem to have a
for an investigation into epstein s death and released a personal statement blaming prosecutions, judges, the press and jail workers for his death. all of these actors seemed to bear a responsibility for this calamity. epstein s death comes less than 24 hours after thousands of pages of revealing documents were unsealed in a case of an epstein accuser. the suit was filed by virginia juffrey, when she says that epstein kept her as a sex slaves for years. one of the men she supposedly had sex with was prince andrew in 2001. in denying her claims, they said, this relates to
court. what s the latest on the investigation into epstein s death. are we any closer to understanding what happened in those final hours? the autopsy report will get us a little closer by generally the medical examiner will make a ruling on the cause and manner of death. if you see a suicide, i would without suggest there s some evidence to support that. we re hearing from all of our lawyer enforcement sources that epstein hanged himself. this is a suspected suicide and no indication of foul play. what s being investigated at this hour is whether all the procedures were followed in that special housing unit where epstein was living. under the rules, he was supposed to be checked every 30 minutes by guard. right now the questions whether that actually happened. there was, as we understand it, ample opportunity for him to have committed suicide in that un unit. there was a window sill. there was articles of clothing and bed sheets. we ll have to see what the
morning. found unresponsive in his jail cell at 6:30 eastern time this morning. the 66-year-old was pronounced dead an hour later at a new york city hospital. three officials are familiar with the matter telling msnbc news that epstein hanged himself in his control. he faced federal charges of sex trafficking minors. he was known for his connections to financial and political leaders including president trump and former president bill clinton. and now attorney general says he s livid that epstein died in federal custody. he s announcing that the inspector department will conduct an investigation into epstein s death. this probe is different than what the fbi is investigating. we have a lot of ground to cover with team coverage right now on this breaking story. nbc news correspondent stephanie gosk is here with me. and kelly o donnell who is traveling in new jersey. and greg broward.