Jeffrey Epstein may have fathered multiple secret children, including one allegedly taken from her mother minutes after birth, according to newly released files from the U.S. Justice Department that shed fresh light on the disgraced financier’s private life and long-running abuse allegations.
Buried within millions of pages of documents are references suggesting Epstein had children, despite no such claims ever being publicly confirmed during his lifetime. One of the most striking accounts comes from a woman who alleges she gave birth to Epstein’s child in the early 2000s while she was still a teenager. In a diary entry shared with federal prosecutors, the woman claims her baby daughter was taken from her approximately ten minutes after birth, an event she says was overseen by Epstein’s former associate and girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.
According to the diary, which includes a copy of a 20-week pregnancy scan, the woman recalls hearing the newborn’s cries and briefly seeing the child before she was removed. She wrote that Maxwell described the baby as beautiful, but that she was never told where the child was taken. The woman described feeling coerced and dehumanized, alleging that Epstein spoke of creating “perfect offspring” from what he called a “superior gene pool,” and that she felt reduced to what she described as a human incubator.
The diary and related materials were provided to investigators by the woman’s lawyers at Wigdor LLP. The woman later filed a lawsuit in 2023 under the pseudonym Jane Doe against Epstein associate Leon Black, the former chief executive of Apollo Global Management, alleging he raped her at Epstein’s home in an assault that caused her to bleed. Black has denied the allegations, and the case remains ongoing. The claims regarding the child have not been independently verified, and it is not known what, if anything, happened to the alleged newborn.
Epstein, who died by suicide in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges, never publicly acknowledged having any children. There is no reference to offspring in his will, which was drafted in the years before his death. His last-known girlfriend was Karyna Shuliak, whom Epstein had intended to leave his private island, $50 million and his Manhattan townhouse, according to estate documents.
The newly released files also include material suggesting Epstein’s interest in paternity and reproduction extended well beyond a single alleged case. In one undated video filmed at his New York mansion, a DNA paternity test is visible on a table. In another document, an email sent to Epstein in 2011 by Sarah Ferguson, the former wife of Britain’s Prince Andrew, congratulates him on the apparent birth of a baby boy.
In the message, signed “Sarah” and referring to “the Duke,” Ferguson writes that she had heard Epstein had a son and offered congratulations and friendship, despite acknowledging that he had not kept in touch with her. A follow-up email sent minutes later expresses hurt that she had not known about the baby earlier and suggests Epstein’s interest in her had been linked to her connection to Prince Andrew. It is understood that Andrew encouraged Ferguson to send the congratulatory message, though no further details emerged.
Additional emails previously leaked and later cited in the newly released files suggest Epstein and Maxwell discussed fertility-related procedures. In a 2007 message, Maxwell appeared to give Epstein instructions related to providing a biological sample, referring to paperwork and a drop-off time, though the precise purpose of the exchange remains unclear.
Epstein had previously told scientists he wanted to use his New Mexico ranch to impregnate women in order to “seed” the human race with his DNA, an idea reported in 2019 and linked to his fascination with transhumanism and genetic selection. While there is no evidence that such a plan was ever realized, the latest documents have renewed scrutiny of Epstein’s fixation on reproduction and the possibility that his ideas may have extended into real-world actions.
The Justice Department files add to a growing body of material released in recent months that continues to reveal disturbing aspects of Epstein’s conduct and associations, years after his death, while leaving major questions unanswered about the fate of those who may have been affected by his actions.
