Disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein has committed suicide in prison while awaiting trial on charges that he trafficked girls as young as 14 for sex, US news media reported Saturday.
Epstein, a convicted sex offender who befriended numerous politicians and celebrities over the years, hanged himself in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, The New York Times and other media said, quoting officials.
His body was found around 7:30 am on Saturday and taken to a hospital in New York, added the reports.
The US prisons authority did not immediately respond to AFP requests for comment.
The city medical examiner's office confirmed Epstein's death but said nothing about what caused it or the time of death. It said a medical investigation has been opened.
The 66-year-old's death comes just over two weeks after he was found unconscious in his cell with marks on his neck after an apparent suicide attempt.
Epstein did not appear to be showing any visible signs of injuries when he ...
