Casey Wasserman, Chairman of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games organizing committee, has issued a formal apology following the disclosure of flirtatious email exchanges with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. The correspondence, dating back to 2003, emerged among millions of documents recently unsealed by the U.S. Department of Justice.
In one particularly revealing message, Wasserman wrote to Maxwell: ‘I think of you all the time… So what do I have to do to see you in a tight leather outfit?’ These communications occurred years before Maxwell’s criminal activities with financier Jeffrey Epstein became publicly known.
Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in recruiting and trafficking underage girls for sexual exploitation by Epstein, who died in federal custody in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Through an official statement obtained by AFP, Wasserman expressed profound regret: ‘I deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell which took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light.’ He specifically emphasized that he ‘never had a personal or business relationship with Epstein,’ though he acknowledged participating in a single humanitarian delegation trip aboard Epstein’s aircraft in 2002 through the Clinton Foundation.
The document release has sparked renewed scrutiny of individuals connected to Epstein’s network, despite no evidence of wrongdoing by Wasserman in the published materials. The BBC has sought additional comment from the Olympic executive regarding the revelations.
Wasserman, who established a prominent sports and entertainment agency in 2002, serves as a trustee for the Clinton Foundation according to Olympic organizational records. The disclosure coincides with Maxwell’s recent agreement to provide sworn testimony before a congressional committee investigating the federal government’s handling of Epstein-related documents. The committee has also summoned former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to testify, though Bill Clinton has consistently denied awareness of Epstein’s criminal activities and faces no allegations from Epstein’s survivors.