Eleven survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have filed a lawsuit against billionaire retail executive Les Wexner, the Wexner Foundation, and Nine East 71st Street Corporation, claiming they enabled Epstein to build an international sex trafficking network and commit widespread gender-based abuse. The plaintiffs allege that Wexner, who had a longstanding business relationship and personal association with Epstein from the 1980s until 2007, provided the financial resources and connections that allowed Epstein to target and assault women. The lawsuit highlights comments from members of Congress stating that Epstein’s influence would have been impossible without Wexner’s support.
The suit details Wexner’s financial and professional ties to Epstein, including roughly $200 million in payments for wealth management services, and accuses him of allowing Epstein to leverage Wexner’s businesses, such as Victoria’s Secret, to access and exploit young women. Survivors also point to Wexner’s Manhattan penthouse, purchased through Nine East 71st Street Corporation and later sold to Epstein, as a site where assaults occurred, including incidents involving minors between 2000 and 2016. The plaintiffs claim the Wexner Foundation similarly facilitated Epstein’s actions by providing funding and opportunities, citing Epstein’s role as a trustee from 1992 to 2007. Wexner has denied knowledge of Epstein’s criminal activity and said the payments were strictly for financial management. The survivors are seeking monetary damages for years of trauma, legal costs, and medical expenses, and the case remains active in a New York court.
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