Harvard Professor's Disturbing Email Exchange with Jeffrey Epstein Emerges in DoJ Document Release
A Harvard University mathematics professor's email correspondence with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has surfaced among the final documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice, revealing unsettling conversations that have sparked widespread concern and criticism across social media platforms.
Disturbing Email Content Raises Eyebrows
Among the documents published last Friday by the Department of Justice, one particular email exchange between Harvard professor Martin Nowak and Epstein has drawn significant attention. In the email dated March 10, 2014, Nowak wrote to Epstein, "our spy was captured after completing her mission," to which Epstein responded, "did you torture her."
The context of this exchange remains unclear, but the disturbing nature of the conversation has unsettled many observers on social media platform X, where users have described the exchange as "sickening" and called for Harvard to take disciplinary action against the professor.
Additional Correspondence Reveals Deeper Connections
The released documents contain multiple communications between Nowak and Epstein, indicating a more extensive relationship than previously known. In one email from October 12, 2015, an unidentified sender wrote to Nowak about Epstein's desire to have dinner at Harvard's Institute with "the Chomsky's and 'all the boys'" - a reference to fellow academic Noam Chomsky, who has also been named in Epstein-related documents.
Another email from November 25, 2009, shows Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff asking Nowak for information about "the University in Romania that you 'got the people from'" - a request that raises further questions about the nature of their relationship and activities.
Harvard's Response and Ongoing Investigation
Harvard University placed Nowak on paid administrative leave in 2020 following an internal review of the institution's connections to Epstein. The investigation revealed "extensive and previously unreported contact between the professor and the convicted sex offender," according to the Harvard Crimson.
The university's review found that Epstein had attempted to use Harvard's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, which Nowak directed, to rehabilitate his public image following his 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from underage girls. The investigation also discovered that Nowak had provided Epstein with an office in Harvard Square and granted him unlimited access to the facility through a key card.
Academic Consequences and Current Status
In 2021, Harvard barred Nowak from initiating new research projects or advising students for at least two years due to his connections with Epstein. Despite these restrictions and the ongoing controversy surrounding his relationship with the convicted financier, Nowak continues to work at Harvard University.
The professor has previously expressed regret about the connection between Harvard and Epstein, though the newly released emails suggest a more involved relationship than previously acknowledged. While Nowak has not been accused of any criminal activity, the disturbing nature of the email exchange has intensified scrutiny of academic institutions' relationships with controversial figures.
This latest document release represents the final batch of materials from the Department of Justice's criminal investigation into Epstein, providing additional insight into the network of influential individuals connected to the financier before his death in 2019.
