Jes Staley, the former CEO of Barclays, should personally be on the hook for damages JPMorgan Chase will have to pay out, according to court papers.
assault a sex trafficking victim and then failing to disclose the information to his bosses, according to court papers.
JPMorgan wants Staley to pay back wages that he earned “from at least 2006 through 2013” — the years during which Epstein “sexually abused Jane Doe 1 on a number of occasions in New York, Florida, New Mexico, and the United States Virgin Islands,” according to the court filing. Those lawsuits claim JPMorgan should have seen evidence of Epstein’s sex trafficking and knowingly benefited from it.
Staley is alleged to have personally “observed” Epstein sexually assault one of his victims, court documents allege.Previous lawsuits have shown Staley and Epstein exchanged hundreds of emails and text messages over the years, and they were seen to have a close relationship that went beyond the professional relationship a banker would have with a wealthy client.
“We expect all of our employees at every level of the firm act with honesty and integrity,” the bank said.
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