Wexner's Billions, Epstein's Crimes: New Lawsuit Links the Money to the Abuse

Two women are now putting a name and a dollar figure to a question that’s haunted the Epstein scandal for years: who enabled it, and how?

The answer, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday, points directly to Les Wexner, the former Victoria’s Secret CEO who built an empire on the backs of models and turned himself into one of the country’s most powerful retail magnates. The Jane Does claim that without Wexner’s direct financial support and access, Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation would never have taken root.

The details are brutal. Both women say they were 17—minors—when they were sexually assaulted at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion on East 71st Street. One describes being hired for a massage and having Epstein’s hand shoved into her underwear without consent. The other alleges she was forced to massage his genitals alongside other girls while he groped them. These weren’t isolated incidents. The lawsuit paints a picture of systematic abuse, repeated violations, and predatory behavior designed to trap vulnerable young women.

But here’s where Wexner enters the picture: the lawsuit argues this infrastructure wouldn’t have existed without him. He allegedly gave Epstein at least $200 million between 1987 and 2007. He bought the East 71st Street mansion in 1989 and transferred it to Epstein for a fraction of its value—essentially handing over a palatial venue for abuse. He gave Epstein a private plane. He made Epstein a trustee and director of The Wexner Foundation, lending him“power and prestige”that made victims more likely to trust him.

Money plus access plus legitimacy equals predatory opportunity. That’s the equation the Jane Does are laying out. And it raises an uncomfortable question about wealth, complicity, and the infrastructure that allows powerful men to harm vulnerable people—not in dark basements, but in multimillion-dollar Manhattan properties, with the help of some of the richest people in America.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages against both the Epstein estate and Wexner for gender-motivated violence and enabling gender-motivated violence. Whether a court will agree that Wexner’s support crossed the line from business partnership into active enablement remains to be seen. But the filing makes one thing clear: these women aren’t letting this story fade away.