Epstein had bizarre ‘panopticon’ room in NYC mansion to monitor all guests

A recent lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court by two women has cast light on the alleged mechanisms employed by late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to monitor his victims and maintain control over his extensive sex trafficking operations.

According to the plaintiffs — one identified as Danielle Bensky and the other as Jane Doe 3 — Epstein orchestrated a sophisticated system involving constant surveillance from a designated CCTV control room within his New York mansion. 

The room worked like a panopticon, a circular prison with cells arranged around a central well from which prisoners can at all times be observed.

The lawsuit details that Epstein not only hired individuals to keep watch but also provided his victims with transportation and communication devices, purportedly under the guise of security and convenience while allegedly using these means to track their whereabouts.

“The Epstein Enterprise would not have existed for the duration it did and at its scope and scale, without the collaboration and support of others,” the legal filing states. “No one, except perhaps [convicted Epstein accomplice] Ghislaine Maxwell, was as essential and central to Epstein’s operation as these Defendants.” 

Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after a jury convicted her of child sex trafficking in December 2021.

The two accusers claim that the pedophile and his circle of enablers collected compromising information on the women entangled in the network in an effort to ensure their silence.

In addition to the threats made to discourage cooperation with law enforcement, the lawsuit asserts that victims received monetary payments characterized as “hush money” — substantial sums handed out following abuse, or when they aided in luring more young women and girls into Epstein’s predatory circle.

Central to the suit are allegations against Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, described as Epstein’s most trusted associates. The two men, who have repeatedly denied any misconduct related to Epstein’s criminal activities, are accused of being indispensable participants in what the plaintiffs describe as a “cult-like” trafficking operation spanning over a decade.

“Knowing that they would earn millions of dollars in exchange for facilitating Epstein’s sex abuse and trafficking, Indyke and Kahn chose money and power over following the law,” the complaint alleges.