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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

Ex-Barclays boss claims his marriage is at risk after admitting in court to sex with Epstein employee

Jes Staley on the street in a dark suit looking sad
Staley admitted to having sex with a woman employed by Jeffrey Epstein in a New York apartment owned by the child sex offender’s brother. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

The former bank boss Jes Staley has claimed his honesty in court has “put my marriage at risk” after his lawyer complained that forcing him to disclose he had sex with a member of Jeffrey Epstein’s staff had resulted in “public humiliation”.

The ex-Barclays chief executive capped off three and a half days of cross-examination by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) by suggesting his willingness to endure scrutiny showed he had no interest in misleading the regulator, which alleges he lied about the depth of his relationship with Epstein.

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