Famed psychiatrist and former commodities trader Henry Jarecki on Wednesday said he had a “consensual, non-secretive and mutually respectful relationship” with a victim of Jeffrey Epstein who is now suing Jarecki for allegedly raping and sex trafficking her.
Jarecki, 91, said the consensual relationship with the woman occurred more than a decade ago.
His accuser was one of a group of women who received compensation from a fund set up for victims of the convicted sex offender Epstein, her attorney told CNBC.
Jarecki’s statement, sent to CNBC by his lawyer Sarita Kedia, came two days after the Epstein victim, identified as Jane Doe 11, filed a civil lawsuit against the married psychiatrist in Manhattan federal court.
That complaint accuses Jarecki of “coercing her into being his modern-day sex slave” after the wealthy money manager Epstein sent her to his “close” friend Jarecki to treat her for depression she says was as a result of Epstein’s sexual abuse…