"The Academy apologizes for and regrets its past association with Mr. Epstein, which ended well before his arrest in 2019. When the extent of his crimes became public knowledge, we took decisive action to ensure the safety of our students."
"The school also said that, on April 1, its board chair Eileen Guggenheim will retire, a month earlier than originally planned. Guggenheim solicited funds from Epstein after his 2008 guilty plea and jail sentence for soliciting prostitution and procuring a minor for prostitution."
"The Epstein files showed that, in 2007, Guggenheim was interviewed by the FBI about Epstein in connection with 'a federal investigation regarding the sexual exploitation of minors,' according to an FBI document."
The New York Academy of Art donated approximately $66,000 from Jeffrey Epstein to GEMS, a nonprofit supporting sexually exploited and trafficked girls and women. This donation represents funds Epstein gave after his 2008 guilty plea for soliciting prostitution and procuring a minor. Board chair Eileen Guggenheim, who solicited funds from Epstein, will retire on April 1, one month earlier than planned. The school apologized for its past association with Epstein, stating the relationship ended before his 2019 arrest. An additional $30,000 portrait scholarship funded by Epstein around 2014 will also be donated to GEMS. FBI documents revealed Guggenheim was interviewed in 2007 regarding a federal investigation into Epstein's sexual exploitation of minors.
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