But he grew up in such a nice home. Why did he turn out that way?

I wonder if there was a lot of psychological coercion on display in Jeffrey Epstein's house when he was growing up?

"Jeffrey Epstein"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein

"His parents, Pauline 'Paula' Stolofsky (1918–2004) and Seymour George Epstein (1916–1991), were Jewish and had married in 1952 shortly before his birth.[37] Pauline worked as a school aide and was a homemaker.[37][38][39] Seymour worked for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation as a groundskeeper and gardener.[37][39]

Jeffrey was the older of two siblings; he and his brother Mark grew up in the neighborhood of Sea Gate, a private gated community in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Within the family, Epstein was nicknamed Bear, while Mark was called Puggie.[38] A childhood friend described Paula as 'a wonderful mother and homemaker,'[40] and neighbors remembered the parents as being quiet and humble.[38]"