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A former Harvard professor has been unveiled in the Epstein documents for sending an effusive email celebrating the release of the convicted sex offender from prison.
Stephen Kosslyn, who led the university’s psychology department in the late 1990s and later served as the dean of social sciences, is at the center of the controversy.
The 77-year-old was identified in Harvard’s 2020 report investigating its connections with Epstein. He was noted for strengthening the university’s ties with Epstein by endorsing him for a Visiting Fellow position, which was awarded to Epstein in 2005.
Upon Epstein’s release from Palm Beach County jail in July 2009, after serving a 13-month sentence for solicitation and prostitution involving a minor, he emailed Kosslyn with the message, “Home and free.”
In response, Professor Emeritus Kosslyn expressed his enthusiasm despite Epstein’s criminal background, replying, “HI Jeffrey!!!!! THIS IS FABULOUS!”
‘I’m currently in San Francisco, about to go to San Diego today. I’ll give you a quick call at some point just to check in,’ he added, before signing off as ‘S’.
Kosslyn often discussed science with Epstein and described him as the ‘only collaborator’ on one of his sociology theories, according to a letter of recommendation he wrote for the financier, seen by the New York Times.
‘I wish I could have even a single student who asks such good questions,’ the professor wrote.
Longtime former Harvard professor Stephen Kosslyn has been exposed in the Epstein files for celebrating the prison release of the convicted sex offender in a simpering email
Kosslyn has been named and shamed in Harvard’s report into its close ties with Epstein as the professor who deepened the relationship by recommending him as a Visiting Fellow
When Epstein was released from Palm Beach County jail in July 2009 after serving 13 months for solicitation and prostitution with a minor, he wrote to Kosslyn saying: ‘Home and free’. Despite Epstein’s conviction, Kosslyn celebrated his release in the email shown above
When Harvard began investigating its professors’ ties to Epstein, Kosslyn admitted that Epstein was not qualified to conduct the research involved in his coveted fellowship role.
Despite his lack of qualifications and the fact that Epstein contributed little to the school beyond his monetary donations, he was approved for a second year in 2006.
Kosslyn stayed in close contact with Epstein even after his conviction on child sex crimes, and visited him in jail, according to prison house logs.
When Kosslyn published a book in 2013, he told Epstein he would email and autograph a copy for him, and even unashamedly listed the sex offender in the author’s notes.
The Daily Mail has contacted Kosslyn for comment.
Harvard spokesman Jason Newton told the NYT the probe into Kosslyn and others’ connections to Epstein is ongoing.
‘The university will continue to evaluate, based on its ongoing review, what additional actions may be warranted considering information that has come to light in these documents,’ he said.
Epstein began donating to the elite school in 1998, and by the time of his 2006 arrest in Florida, he had sent 22 gifts to the college, worth a total of $8.4 million.
The gifts included $200,000 to support Kosslyn’s research.
When Harvard began investigating its professors’ ties to Epstein, Kosslyn admitted that Epstein was not qualified to conduct the research involved in his coveted fellowship role
Epstein was convicted of soliciting a minor for prostitution in 2008 and indicted in 2019 for sex trafficking minors throughout the 2000s. Above, with Donald Trump in 1997
Epstein provided tax and estate services to billionaires, making connections with the rich and famous over decades.
He was convicted of soliciting a minor for prostitution in 2008 and indicted in 2019 for sex trafficking minors throughout the 2000s.
Epstein died in custody awaiting his trial. His death was ruled a suicide.
The US government has been releasing files related to his correspondence, including the emails he shared with Kosslyn.
Pam Bondi, 60, was recently fired from her role as attorney general after months of scandal over her handling of the Epstein files.