[The Wall Street Journal reported that the two islands could sell for about $125m, although some estimates place the value at closer to $86m. An aerial view of Jeffrey Epstein’s Island Little St. James. (Photo by= Reuters)]

Private Caribbean islands owned by the deceased sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein are up for sale and could fetch up to $125m (£94.7m). A lawyer for Epstein's estate confirmed to the BBC that the two islands, Little St James and Great St James, have been listed.
 
Lawyer Daniel Weiner said some proceeds from the sale will be used to settle outstanding lawsuits. Epstein died in jail in 2019, awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The financier bought the 90-acre Little St James, the more developed of the two, nearly 25 years ago for almost $8m (£6m). He then acquired the larger Great St James in 2016 for $22.5m and had drawn up plans to develop the 161-acre island by building homes, an amphitheater, and an underwater office and pool.

 
The Wall Street Journal reported that the two islands could sell for about $125m, although some estimates place the value at closer to $86m. Epstein was accused by US Virgin Islands attorney general Denise George of sexually abusing girls as young as 12 years old on Little St James. Mr. Weiner, a partner at New York law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed, said the sale is taking place with the support of Ms. George and that the proceeds "will be used by the estate for the resolution of outstanding lawsuits and the regular costs of the estate's operations".