Ex-Barclays boss accused of discussing photos of young women with Jeffrey Epstein

US lawsuit claims Jes Staley received pictures of young women in seductive poses from the sex offender

Jes Staley, the former boss of Barclays, has been accused of discussing photos of young women in sexually suggestive poses with the late billionaire and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Staley, 66, is accused in a US lawsuit of exchanging more than 1,200 emails with Epstein, including messages about “women who they referred to by the names of Disney princesses that Epstein [allegedly] procured for Staley”. It is also claimed that Epstein “emailed Staley photos of young women in seductive poses.”