Atlanta: Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced New York billionaire financier facing charges of sex trafficking involving dozens of underage girls, has been found unconscious in a Manhattan jail cell with injuries to his neck, media reported, citing unidentified sources.

Epstein was found by guards sprawled on the floor of the cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Centre on Wednesday, US time, media reported. Some media reported that his face appeared blue.

Jeffrey Epstein, pictured in 2017 by the New York State Sex Offender Registry. Credit:AP

Epstein was taken to hospital, the New York Post reported, but it was unclear where he was taken or what his condition was.

It was not clear how he suffered his injuries.