The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s estate Wednesday to seize the late billionaire convicted sex offender’s two private islands and other assets and businesses he operated in the U.S. territory.

The lawsuit, filed by Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise George, alleges that Epstein, 66, used the island Little St. James to traffic and exploit young girls for “nearly two decades” after purchasing the property in 1998.

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