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The Congressional oversight panel has made public a batch of roughly 70 photographs obtained from the property of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

This marks the third release from a cache of more than 95,000 photographs the body has obtained from Epstein's property. It contains photographs of excerpts from the novel Lolita scrawled across a woman's body, and obscured photos of female overseas passports.

This disclosure comes just hours before the 19th of December due date for the DOJ to release all documents related to its investigation into Epstein.

"These new photos bring up more questions about precisely what the Justice Department has in its possession," stated the Democratic lead of the panel, Robert Garcia.

Contents in the Images Made Public

Some of the images made public on Thursday show Epstein conversing with professor and activist Noam Chomsky on a private jet; Bill Gates seen next to a individual whose face is redacted; Steve Bannon positioned at a workstation facing Epstein, and previous Alphabet president Sergey Brin at a dinner event.

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These are the newest wealthy, prominent figures to be seen in Epstein property images published by the oversight panel - earlier released pictures also include US President Donald Trump and former president Bill Clinton, as well as film director Woody Allen, ex- US treasury secretary Larry Summers, counsel Alan Dershowitz, Andrew Mountbatton-Windsor, and additional individuals.

Showing up in the images is does not constitute proof of any wrongdoing, and many of the pictured individuals have said they were never implicated in Epstein's unlawful actions.

In a statement released with the photo publication, Democratic members on the US House Oversight Committee stated the Epstein property holders did not offer background information or dates for the images.

"Photos were picked to provide the American people with openness into a typical cross-section of the photos acquired from the property, and to give insights into Epstein's associates and his exceptionally troubling activities," the statement reads.

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The disclosure also contains several photos of quotes from the Vladimir Nabokov novel Lolita written in dark ink across different parts of a female's body, such as her chest, lower extremity, hipbone, and rear. Lolita recounts the tale of a young girl who was groomed by a adult literature professor.

A particular passage from the book inscribed across a woman's torso states, "Lolita: the point of the tongue making a journey of three steps down the mouth to alight, at three, on the teeth".

Additionally, there are a series of photos of women's travel documents and official papers from nations worldwide, such as Lithuania, Russia, the Czech Republic, and Ukraine.

Investigative Body

Most of the data on the IDs, including names and dates of birth, is redacted but the committee stated in a press release that the passports belong to "individuals whom Jeffrey Epstein and his conspirators were engaging".

An additional image shows Epstein sitting at a desk closely in the company of three female figures whose features have been redacted - one has her palm on Epstein's upper body under his clothing, and a second is bending to look at a adjacent computer. Epstein seems to be helping the third individual fasten a piece of jewelry.

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Another photograph made public is a capture of SMS messages from an unnamed person who says they have been supplied "a number of girls" and are asking for "$1000 for each individual".

Photograph Release Occurs Prior to DOJ Cut-off

The committee has a vast number of images in its custody from the Epstein holdings, which are "simultaneously graphic and ordinary," its press release on recently clarified.

The oversight panel first legally compelled the holdings of Epstein, who passed away in a New York correctional facility in 2019 while pending legal proceedings on allegations of sex trafficking, in August.

The images and records the Epstein estate submitted to the body are different than what is largely called "Epstein-related records". Those are documents in the justice department's possession connected to its own inquiry into Epstein.

Under the recently passed law, which President Trump signed into law last month, the DOJ has until 19 December to disclose its documents. The extent of the contents found in the DOJ's documents is unclear, and it's probable that much of the material will be extensively censored, comparable to the committee's releases