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

Rape allegation against ex-Barclays CEO Jes Staley was raised in US Epstein investigation

Jes Staley arrives at court in London
Jes Staley arrives for a court hearing in London in 2025. He has admitted to having sex with a member of Epstein’s staff. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty

US prosecutors reviewed allegations of rape and bodily harm against the former Barclays boss and former JP Morgan banker Jes Staley, according to newly unsealed files linked to the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Multiple documents in the Epstein files cite serious allegations of sexual misconduct against Staley, including that he forced a woman to touch his genitals during a massage before raping her, and left “bloody marks” on the arms of a woman he called “tinkerbell”.

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