COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are suing Les Wexner and the Wexner Foundation, alleging they enabled Epstein to “build an international sex trafficking ring and to commit heinous acts of gender-motivated violence.”
Wexner, a billionaire retail executive, had a well-documented business relationship and apparent friendship with Epstein from the 1980s until 2007, when Wexner said he cut ties. Although his close ties to Epstein have been the subject of FBI and congressional probes, Wexner has long denied any involvement or knowledge of Epstein’s crimes.
Now, 11 survivors are suing Wexner, the Wexner Foundation, and Nine East 71st Street Corporation, an entity established by Wexner to purchase the New York mansion at the corporation’s namesake address. The lawsuit alleges Wexner provided Epstein with the resources needed to commit his crimes, and points to comments from congressmen that state Epstein would have been nothing without Wexner…