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British billionaire warned Epstein was a ‘sexual deviant’ decades before FBI closed in on the abuser

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What happened

Sir James Goldsmith’s links to Hilton Head, South Carolina, add to mystery of Jane Doe 4, who claimed she was abused by Epstein in the 1980s For Jeffrey Epstein , the billionaire Goldsmith family was a gateway to elite society and he wanted to be in…

Key facts

  • Sir James Goldsmith’s links to Hilton Head, South Carolina, add to mystery of Jane Doe 4, who claimed she was abused by Epstein in the 1980s For Jeffrey Epstein , the billionaire Goldsmith family was a gateway to elite society and he wanted to be in…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:00:53 UTC.

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