Jeffrey Epstein appeals decision to deny bail in sex trafficking case

NEW YORK, July 23 (Reuters) - The financier Jeffrey Epstein has appealed a federal judge's decision to keep him in jail while he awaits trial on sex trafficking charges.

According to a court filing made public on Tuesday, Epstein is asking the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review U.S. District Judge Richard Berman's July 18 rejection of his request to remain under house arrest in his Manhattan mansion.

Epstein has pleaded not guilty. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)