The U.S. Virgin Islands contends in a lawsuit that billionaire intercourse trafficker Jeffrey Epstein shared “lewd photos of girls” with “a senior govt at JPMorgan Chase”.

The U.S. Virgin Islands is suing JPMorgan, accusing it of facilitating Epstein’s alleged intercourse trafficking throughout Florida and the U.S. territory by “channeling funds” to fund his actions and by concealing his conduct. The U.S. territory filed its lawsuit final month, though specifics in regards to the allegations have been solely made public on Wednesday. The lawsuit accuses Chase of taking part in a sex-trafficking enterprise.

Thick as thieves:

Chase managed 55 separate accounts for Epstein between 1998 and 2013 underneath the corporate’s personal banking division, the swimsuit states. Jes Staley, who was head of that division and later grew to become CEO of Barclays, exchanged about 1,200 emails with Epstein between 2008 and 2012, in keeping with the swimsuit. Staley and Epstein had developed a detailed friendship through the years, the lawsuit alleges. 

I really feel CBS Information goes out on a limb by not placing the phrase “girls” in quotes.