Two educators affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab announced that they will end their relationships with the institute because of its ties to now-deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who had been facing trial on child sex-trafficking charges.
The Media Lab is facing a crisis of sorts after Joichi Ito, the director of the interdisciplinary research laboratory, revealed in a statement that he had previously associated with Epstein and received investment funds from the wealthy financier. He is also a member of the board at The New York Times Co., among other organizations.
