New York Post

Topless girls galore gathered on his pedoph-isle

- By LIA EUSTACHEWI­CH leustachew­ich@nypost.com

A former IT guy who worked for Jeffrey Epstein said he quit over concerns about the hordes of topless young girls who frequented the wealthy sex offender’s private Caribbean island.

Steve Scully got an inside look into Epstein’s disturbing lifestyle while working for him for six years, beginning in 1999.

The computer whiz told ABC News there was no shortage of nude pictures of women at Epstein’s compound on an island near St. Thomas, dubbed Little St. James.

“There were photos of topless women everywhere,” said Scully, 69. “On his desk, in his office, in his bedroom.”

A giant framed photo of a topless woman also hung prominentl­y in the gym where Epstein worked out, recalled Scully, a father of three girls.

Scully, who at the time ran a telecommun­ications business on St. Thomas, was hired by Epstein to set up a communicat­ions network on his exclusive 72-acre island.

He estimated he visited Little St. James 100 times and did about $400,000 worth of business with Epstein.

Scully recalled seeing a rotation of young girls accompanyi­ng Epstein on the island, riding ATVs or sunbathing topless at pools and beaches.

“They couldn’t have been more than 15 or 16 years old,” he said.

Scully said he now regrets staying on Epstein’s payroll for so long.

“The truth is, I was there for six years. I really started seeing things weren’t normal in the first year. And I started . . . I wear shame and guilt,” Scully said. “Because you know what? When you allow money to dictate your moral consciousn­ess, you’ve lost all idea of moral consciousn­ess. It’s not about the money. It can’t be.”

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