Spring photo day was underway Thursday at several schools within the Turlock Unified School District, but instead of excitement over class pictures, some parents are raising concerns about the company taking those photos.
The concerns stem from viral videos circulating online that claim Lifetouch, a national school photography company, is connected to the U.S. Department of Justice’s newly released Jeffrey Epstein files.
The claim traces back to Lifetouch’s corporate ownership structure. Lifetouch is owned by Shutterfly, which is owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management. The Epstein files name former Apollo CEO Leon Black, who previously had financial dealings with Epstein. However, Lifetouch itself is not named in the released documents…