Newly released U.S. Department of Justice records tied to Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking investigation are drawing renewed scrutiny after Epstein survivor Juliette Bryant, a South African woman who says she was trafficked by the financier, publicly questioned the explanation attached to a graphic photograph contained in the files.
Bryant said she recognized clothing shown in the image, which appears in the Justice Department records as Exhibit 47-B, and suggested the photograph may depict an incident connected to her time inside Epstein's network more than two decades ago.
"I was wearing those pants," Bryant wrote on social media after reviewing the documents. "But I never had an accident on an RV."
The image, included in investigative materials released as part of the federal government's broader disclosure of Epstein-related files, shows a woman lying on what appears to be a dining table while a man wearing latex gloves performs a medical procedure under a portable surgical light. A deep wound is visible near the woman's upper thigh or hip, with medical tools and blue surgical drapes positioned nearby.
Annotations in the Justice Department files state the injury was connected to an ATV or recreational-vehicle accident on Epstein's private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, noting the woman was treated "off-site."
Bryant challenged that explanation after reviewing the photo and the accompanying description.
Posting side-by-side images online, she argued that the black track pants with white side stripes seen in the photograph resembled clothing she recalls wearing during the period when she says she was trafficked through Epstein's network.
"Why would they operate in New York if someone was injured on the island?" she wrote.
Metadata associated with the photograph suggests it dates to approximately 2002 or 2003, according to investigators who have reviewed the files. Some observers have noted that the décor visible in the room appears more consistent with Epstein's New York townhouse than with buildings on his Caribbean island.
That discrepancy has fueled questions about where the procedure occurred and whether the description attached to the photograph accurately reflects the circumstances.
Flight records from Epstein's private aircraft-often referred to as the "Lolita Express"-show frequent travel between New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands during that period, raising further questions among researchers attempting to reconstruct the timeline.
Bryant has previously described being recruited in Cape Town in 2002 with promises of modeling opportunities before being transported to several properties connected to Epstein, including locations in New Mexico and the Caribbean. She says she eventually escaped the network in 2003.
The newly released files have also drawn attention to medical professionals referenced in investigative records. According to reporting by The New York Times, documents indicate Epstein coordinated private medical treatment for individuals described in communications as "injured staff."
One physician referenced in the documents is Jess Ting, who was working at Mount Sinai Hospital at the time. Emails cited in the report show Ting informing Epstein that a procedure had gone "smoothly."
Another physician mentioned in the records is Eva Dubin, whose medical center later received donations linked to Epstein.
