- As Business Insider previously reported, Jeffrey Epstein's private island in the Caribbean is becoming a tourist attraction.
- Up until his arrest in July, it was believed to be his primary residence .
- The island boasts peculiar decorations, including a temple-like structure and life-size plastic cows.
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Jeffrey Epstein's 'Orgy Island' is becoming a tourist attraction in the Caribbean — here's what the curious visitors are able to see
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Little St. James sits off the coast of St. Thomas in the Caribbean. To put its location into perspective, the Caribbean is home to many popular islands including Aruba, Barbados, and Jamaica.
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Jeffrey Epstein's private island in the Caribbean now dubbed "Pedophile Island" and "Orgy Island" by locals, according to the Los Angeles Times has gained worldwide media attention for its troubling ties to the sexual-abuse allegations against him.
According to court filings , Epstein, a convicted sex offender, was accused of trafficking underage girls to the island for sex. Up until his arrest in July 2019, the private island was considered his primary residence .
Since Epstein's July arrest and subsequent death by apparent suicide on August 10, the island has become a tourist attraction, Business Insider previously reported.
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"I'll admit it's effed up, but I want to see where Satan lived," one St. Thomas visitor told Fox News .
John Stewart, the owner of a boat-tour agency on St. Thomas, also told reporters that, over the past few weeks, he has seen a large increase in the number of catamarans sailing by Epstein's island.
"No one used to pay attention to it," Stewart told the Los Angeles Times . Now, he says, in light of Epstein's media attention, there are a lot more tourists.
But even from that distant vantage point, there is a lot to be seen including a temple-like structure and life-size plastic cows.
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Keep reading for a closer look at "Orgy Island."
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