Pokémon Go Players Kept Swarming The Epstein Island Pokéstop, Forcing Devs To Remove It

Kotaku | 10.02.2026 23:23
Little Saint James, informally known as Epstein Island, saw a sudden influx of virtual visitors over the weekend after Pokémon Go players spotted that the location was home to a Pokéstop. The Pokéstop in question has since been removed from the game by developers Niantic, but not in time to stop an unquantifiable number of players from flocking to the island once owned by deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.