Former Barclays boss Jes Staley had sex with a member of serial pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s staff, the banker said in court as he appeals against a proposed financial services ban.

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Barclays boss Jes Staley had sex with a member of serial paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's staff, the banker told a court on the third day of his evidence as he appeals against a proposed financial services ban.

Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley admitted in court to an intimate encounter with a member of Jeffrey Epstein's staff. The revelation comes as he fights a lifetime ban from financial services over his ties to the disgraced financier.

Ex-Barclays boss Jes Staley said on Tuesday he had no idea about serial paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's "monstrous activities", as he gave evidence to try to overturn a finance industry ban over his relationship with the late financier.

The former chief executive of Barclays, Jes Staley, had sex with a member of Jeffrey Epstein’s staff in a New York apartment owned by the convicted paedophile’s brother, a court has heard.

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Former star banker Jes Staley is 68 years old, but instead of retiring he wants back into the investment business – even as he seeks to repair a reputation ravaged by his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein,