Crime & Justice
Guardian investigation: British billionaire warned Epstein was a 'sexual deviant' decades before FBI closed in
October 8, 2026 at 02:03 AM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 10 hours
A Guardian investigation found Sir James Goldsmith warned associates around 1987 that Jeffrey Epstein was a "sexual deviant" who recruited children.
- Goldsmith told French architect Robert Couturier not to have anything to do with Epstein, calling him a "pervert," around 1987.
- A woman known as Jane Doe 4 claimed in four FBI interviews that Epstein assaulted her on Hilton Head in the 1980s and trafficked her to men, including Trump.
- The White House called the allegation about Trump "completely baseless," and Epstein's brother Mark said he had no knowledge of Epstein being in Hilton Head.
- Three Goldsmith heirs told the Guardian they never met Epstein, with daughter Jemima saying her father "despised" him.