Yale Professor Removed After Epstein Email Leak

A long‑time Yale computer science teacher was stripped of his teaching duties after new government documents showed he had emailed the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The papers, released under a 2025 law that demanded the Department of Justice disclose Epstein‑related records, contain dozens of messages between the professor and Epstein from 2009 to 2015. One email, dated October 2011, offered a Yale student for Epstein and described her in purely physical terms. The professor claimed the note was meant to inform Epstein about a student’s appearance so he could match her with his “habits. ” Yale officials found that justification unacceptable and suspended him pending investigation.The professor later sent a defensive email to the dean, stating he had not dishonored the student and that his comments were harmless. He even praised Epstein’s intellect, calling him “one of the smartest men I’d ever met. ” The dean’s office announced that the professor would not teach until the review finished. Students were told he was no longer leading their class, and Yale said it did not support the professor’s conduct. The university is still examining whether his actions violated policy or law. The professor claimed he was unaware of Epstein’s criminal record, arguing that the emails did not show any knowledge of sex trafficking. He described the conversation as “private” and questioned whether others would read such personal correspondence. The case highlights how new transparency laws can bring old ties to light and forces institutions to reconsider the behavior of their faculty.