Bard College President Leon Botstein announced Friday that he will retire, months after details about contacts with notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were made public in Department of Justice documents, The New York Times reported.
Botstein has served as Bard’s president since 1975.
Bard, which is a private liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, earlier this year retained the law firm WilmerHale to review Botstein’s relationship with Epstein.
Botstein has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
The Times noted that DOJ files, which were released pursuant to a new law requiring disclosure of investigative documents about Epstein, showed that “Dr. Botstein had exchanged messages and visits with Mr. Epstein for years, including after Mr. Epstein’s conviction on solicitation of a minor for prostitution.”
