Jeffrey Epstein may have fathered numerous secret children, including one with a teenage girl who described herself as a “human incubator,” newly released files suggest. The bombshell documents, made public by the Department of Justice, contain several references indicating Epstein might have been a parent.

One young woman claims she gave birth to a daughter at just 16 or 17, only for the child to be taken from her minutes after delivery. She alleges that Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, oversaw the removal. The victim wrote in a diary entry: “She was born, I heard her cries! I saw this tiny head and body in between the doctor’s hands. Ghislaine said she was beautiful. Where is she?”

The entry continues with the girl expressing her trauma over being forced into motherhood. She wrote: “I do not want to be tied to Jeffrey for the rest of my life! Playing the piano well is not a good reason to think someone has good genes or should have a baby!”

She added that Epstein spoke of creating “perfect offspring” from a so-called “superior gene pool,” citing her eye colour and musical talent as justification, reported The Sun.

She asked: “Why me?? My eye colour, my eye colour? I miss the person I was before I was made into what feels like a human incubator.”

The documents also include a pregnancy scan showing 20 weeks’ gestation. The diary entry was shared by the victim’s lawyers ahead of prosecutors’ investigation into Epstein and Maxwell.

Other files hint at Epstein’s wider alleged efforts to engineer offspring. A 2011 email shows Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, congratulating Epstein on the birth of a “baby boy.”

Her note reads: “Don’t know if you are still on this BBM but heard from The Duke that you have had a baby boy… I still am here with love, friendship and congratulations on your baby boy. Sarah xx.”

A follow-up email shortly after expressed surprise at the news, suggesting she was unaware Epstein had fathered a child.

Earlier reporting and court filings have suggested Epstein had a secret plan to “seed the human race” with his DNA at his New Mexico ranch. Emails reportedly show discussions between Epstein and Maxwell about shared fertility procedures, with Maxwell providing instructions for handling samples.

Despite these claims, no public record confirms that Epstein ever had children. His will makes no mention of any offspring.

The newly released Department of Justice files also raise fresh questions about those close to him, including former Labour grandee Peter Mandelson, who is named in the documents and is now facing calls for a police investigation.

The files form part of millions of pages released last Friday, shedding further light on Epstein’s manipulations and alleged crimes, and renewing scrutiny on the network of individuals surrounding the disgraced financier.