a small private island in the United States Virgin Islands,[1] located southeast of neighboring Great Saint James, both off the southern coast of the larger St. Thomas island,[2][3] and belongs to the subdistrict East End, Saint Thomas. The 70–78 acres (28–32 ha) island was owned by American convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from 1998 until his 2019 death.[1][4] During Epstein’s ownership, the island acquired local nicknames such as “Island of Sin” and “Pedophile Island,” as it was alleged that sexual abuse of minors occurred there.