A chilling email exchange between a Harvard professor and Jeffrey Epstein has surfaced, igniting a firestorm of controversy. The correspondence, recently released by the Justice Department, reveals a disturbing question posed by Epstein: “did you torture her?”
The email, dated March 10, 2014, was sent by Martin Nowak, a mathematics professor at Harvard, who wrote of a “spy” being captured after completing a mission. Epstein’s response, stark and unsettling, immediately raises profound questions about the nature of their relationship and the activities discussed.
The exchange is just one piece of a larger puzzle revealed in the released documents. Other emails detail Epstein’s attempts to leverage his connections with influential figures, including a request to dine with renowned linguist Noam Chomsky and others at Harvard’s Institute.
A 2015 email outlines a plan for Epstein to have a private hour with Nowak before a larger dinner, hinting at a deeper, more secretive collaboration. The sender also references a prior commitment Nowak had at a location identified only as “PED.”
Further back, in 2009, Epstein’s assistant inquired about a specific university in Romania, seeking information on where Nowak had previously “got the people from.” This request suggests a network of individuals and a potentially disturbing pattern of recruitment.
While Nowak has not been accused of any crime, Harvard launched an internal investigation following the initial revelations of his ties to Epstein. The review uncovered “extensive and previously unreported contact” between the professor and the convicted sex offender.
The investigation revealed Epstein actively sought to rehabilitate his public image by exploiting his association with Harvard and Nowak’s Program for Evolutionary Dynamics. He was even granted an office within the program’s building, complete with a key card providing “unlimited” access.
As a result of the findings, Nowak was placed on paid administrative leave in 2020 and subsequently barred from starting new research or advising students for at least two years. He has publicly expressed regret over the connection between the university and Epstein, but the implications of their relationship continue to unfold.
The released emails paint a disturbing picture of Epstein’s reach and his calculated efforts to cultivate relationships with powerful individuals, raising serious questions about the extent of his influence and the potential for complicity.
