Casey Wasserman will continue to lead Olympics after review of Epstein-related allegations: board

LOS ANGELES -- Casey Wasserman volition proceed serving arsenic seat of the committee overseeing the 2028 Summer Games aft the LA28 committee reviewed his inclusion successful precocious released Jeffrey Epstein files.

The files from the Justice Department revealed email exchanges betwixt Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell dating backmost to 2003.

The LA28 committee released a connection Wednesday morning, saying that Wasserman's narration with Epstein and Maxwell "did not spell beyond what was documented."

Read the afloat connection below:

"LA28 takes allegations of misconduct seriously, and our Board is committed to thoroughly reviewing immoderate concerns related to the organization's leadership."

"With the assistance of extracurricular counsel astatine O'Melveny & Myers LLP, a reappraisal was conducted of Mr. Wasserman's past interactions with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Mr. Wasserman afloat cooperated with the review."

"We recovered Mr. Wasserman's narration with Epstein and Maxwell did not spell beyond what has already been publically documented."

"Twenty-three years ago, earlier Mr. Wasserman oregon the nationalist knew of Epstein and Maxwell's deplorable crimes, Mr. Wasserman and his then-wife flew connected a humanitarian ngo to Africa connected Epstein's level astatine the invitation of the Clinton Foundation. This was his azygous enactment with Epstein. Shortly after, helium traded the publicly-known emails with Maxwell. "

"The Executive Committee of the Board has determined that based connected these facts, arsenic good arsenic the beardown enactment helium has exhibited implicit the past 10 years, Mr. Wasserman should proceed to pb LA28 and present a harmless and palmy Games."

The committee offered nary further details astir the reappraisal but reiterated that it had examined the substance and concluded Wasserman should enactment successful place.

Wasserman's sanction appeared respective times successful the latest batch of documents connected to Epstein.

The emails were exchanged betwixt Wasserman and Maxwell astatine a clip erstwhile Maxwell was trafficking young women.

In the messages, Wasserman - who was joined astatine the clip - asked to spot Maxwell successful a choky leather outfit and requested a massage.

He has since apologized for his relation with some Maxwell and Epstein. Some section officials accidental that apology does not spell acold enough.

Three Los Angeles metropolis councilmembers, 2 region supervisors, and a authorities legislator are among those present urging Wasserman to resign.

Meantime, Grammy-winning vocalist Chappell Roan announced connected Monday that she has near the endowment bureau led by Wasserman.

"If LA28 is precise arrogant of women being successful grounds numbers astatine the Olympic and Paralympic Games arsenic they've been talking about, they request to person a person who possibly isn't affiliated with a convicted quality trafficker," said L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath.

"Either the Epstein files substance successful presumption of enactment oregon they don't," she added. "I deliberation our survivors privation determination to beryllium accountability, and they privation radical of conscience to instrumentality action."

L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn and L.A. City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez are besides calling for Wasserman's resignation, saying his continued relation undermines ongoing efforts to guarantee the 2028 Games bespeak the city's values.

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, however, has not joined those calls.

"As Los Angeles prepares to instrumentality the satellite signifier and invited the satellite for the Olympic Games for the 3rd clip and the Paralympics for the first, it is captious to beryllium 100% focused connected making our metropolis radiance and ensuring the 2028 Games are the champion successful Los Angeles' history," she said successful a erstwhile statement. "Ultimately, immoderate determination connected the LA28 enactment indispensable beryllium made by the LA28 Board. As you know, they are a abstracted and autarkic nonprofit organization."

The LA28 Summer Olympics are scheduled to statesman successful 2 years, with planetary attraction already turning toward L.A. arsenic preparations intensify.