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Jeffrey Epstein, accused sex trafficker, dies by suicide.

By Ella Torres, Aaron Kittarski, and Luke Barr.

Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced millionaire who was facing sex trafficking charges,

died by suicide early Saturday in his lower Manhattan prison cell.

Three law enforcement officials told ABC News, Epstein hanged himself, law enforcement sources say.

He was transported in cardiac arrest at 6.39 a.m. from Metropolitan Correctional Center to New York Downtown Hospital, according to sources.

Epstein 66 was set to stand trial next year for allegedly sexually abusing dozens of minor girls in New York and Florida.

His death came less than three weeks after he was found unresponsive, in his cell at the federal prison in Lower Manhattan,

with marks on his neck that appeared to be self-inflicted,

sources told ABC News.

He has been on suicide watch since the July 23rd incident.

Epstein was arrested in July of this year for allegedly sex trafficking of minor girls at his Upper East Side Mansion

and his home in Palm Beach, Florida. Some of the charges date back to the early 2000s.

Epstein 66 pleaded not guilty to the charges. He faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted.

His alleged crimes were thrown back into the spotlight

amid renewed scrutiny of the plea deal.

Epstein reached with the U.S. Attorney's office in Miami in 2007,

led by then U.S. attorney Alexander Acosta.

A non-prosecution agreement allowed Epstein a hedge fund manager to plead guilty to two state charges and avoid federal charges for an allegedly broad pattern of similar sexual misconduct. He would serve just 13 months of an 18-month sentence in county jail in Florida.

The alleged victims in that case told ABC News that they were not made aware of the details of the plea agreement

while it was being negotiated.

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