Jeffrey Epstein's suicide blamed on jail guards' misconduct and failure to monitor sex offender in scathing new report | The Sun
THE death of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was a result of "pure negligence and misconduct" by the federal prison system, the Justice Department has revealed.
Epstein, 66, was found dead in his prison cell in New York City's Metropolitan Correctional Center on August 10, 2019, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
The Justice Department's report determined that the disgraced financier hanged himself in his cell.
DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz said that correctional officers left Epstein in his cell with too many bed linens, a security issue that led to his suicide.
When prison guards found Epstein in his cell on August 10, 2019, Officer Michael Thomas, who was criminally charged in the case, said: "Breathe, Epstein, breathe," according to the DOJ report.
When Thomas saw Epstein dangling from the bed, he said: "We're going to be in a lot of trouble," the report states.
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The Justice Department's report said that a cascade of errors made by prison employees, including failure to conduct rounds and cell searches to check on Epstein, access to extra bed linen, and failing to assign a cellmate after he was placed on suicide, allowed Epstein time to take his life.
Horowitz's uncovered identified 13 prison employees with poor performance and recommended charges against six workers.
Only the two correctional officers tasked with guarding Epstein on the night of his death were charged.
Thomas and Tova Noel avoided jail time in a plea deal with prosecutors after admitting to falsifying logs.
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