Linked to Epstein case, Los Angeles 2028 chief under pressure to resign | OneFootball

Authorities in Los Angeles are demanding the resignation of Casey Wasserman, president of the organizing committee for the 2028 Olympic Games (LA28), following the publication of compromising emails between him and Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend, in a new batch of files related to the case.

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Wasserman apologized last Saturday for several email exchanges with Maxwell in 2003, which were revealed among millions of documents published the previous day by the United States Department of Justice.

“I deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell, which took place more than two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light,” Wasserman said in a statement obtained by AFP.

Wasserman, 51, has not been accused of any crime nor indicted in connection with the Epstein scandal, which shook President Donald Trump’s administration.

However, local officials in the city of Los Angeles have called for him to step down from his position.

“Having him [Wasserman] represent us on the world stage diverts attention from our athletes and the enormous efforts needed to prepare for 2028,” said Janice Hahn, a member of the city’s Board of Supervisors, to the Los Angeles Times.

Hugo Soto-Martínez, a member of the Los Angeles City Council, insisted that “Wasserman should resign immediately.”

“While Ghislaine Maxwell orchestrated one of the largest sex trafficking operations in our country’s history, she allegedly maintained a romantic relationship with the person who now presides over LA28,” Soto-Martínez said in a statement.

Kenneth Mejia, Los Angeles City Controller, also joined the calls, stating that the city “cannot entrust its financial future to someone connected to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.”

In his statement on Saturday, Wasserman emphasized that he “never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.”

Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022, after being found guilty a year earlier of helping Epstein recruit, manipulate, and abuse underage victims.

Federal prosecutors stated that between 1994 and 2004, Maxwell played a role in recruiting girls for Epstein, some as young as 14 years old.

Epstein committed suicide in 2019 while in jail awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

*With content from AFP

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