There are so many things to be horrified about when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein on the whole. I don’t think I could articulate well enough how some of the details released in the heavily redacted Epstein files truly paralyzed me. But I think one of the most horrifying facts remains that his pedophilic deviance permeated so much more than an island accessible by the people in the highest powerful positions around the world. In order for him to give his fellow pedophilic monsters unfettered access to children, he had to infiltrate a lot of spaces.
That wasn’t just for the connections but also to cover up his wrongdoings; something had to be above board. Regardless, his rightfully tarnished reputation puts literally every business and personal relationship he maintained into question, which has led to average people realizing they could have been more closely linked to his depraved operations than they thought.
For instance, school photography business Lifetouch — despite not being explicitly mentioned in the Epstein files — is under scrutiny. Leon Black, the cofounder, former CEO, and chairman of Apollo Global Management, which owns Shutterfly and acquired Lifetouch in 2019, is mentioned in the Epstein files for paying the late pedophile millions of dollars for financial services. It isn’t hard to understand why people would be immediately suspicious of a company with thousands of images of children being connected to that man concerning, especially because of the lies and secrecy surrounding the entire thing.
It’s why folks also are now raising eyebrows over Dr. Mark Landon, a gynecologist and obstetrician at Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center. Despite years of service and accolades, Landon’s name was mentioned in the files over a $25,000 quarterly payment he received from Epstein, according to The Independent. From 2001 to 2004, Landon also received several packages from Epstein’s associates, but the contents of the packages are (as of publication) unknown.
The recent revelations of the released files showed this email exchange:
“Are we still paying Mark Landon?” wrote an associate who signed the email “Darren.” “Eric was dealing with this, so I am not sure what was decided when the previous payment was made.”
He noted that “Landon’s agreement requires quarterly payments of $30k to be made to Landon on the 15th of January, April, July and October,” and “The previous payment made to Landon was for $25,000 and not $30,000,” he continued, per The Independent.
“The contract is terminable at will on 15 days’ prior notice. Is NYSG to make payment to Landon by January 15th and if so for $25K or $30K? Please advise.”
Epstein confirmed “75 a year” in his email reply but didn’t elaborate. A separate email is where it gets questionable as two names/references were dropped that hadn’t been mentioned before.
“FYI: on the Dr. Landon quarterly payments, we (NYSG) billed LHW/Abigail In advance as we have In prior years,” wrote a different associate, “Eric.”
The identities of LHW and Abigail are unknown, as are the reasons for the payments but some dots can potentially be connected. Les Wexner, former CEO of Victoria’s Secret and a major donor to Ohio State, was known to be one of Jeffrey Epstein’s clients. Wexner, who is married to Abigail Wexner, donated $100 million to the university, leading to a hospital being named after him in 2012.
Landon, who has worked at the medical center since 1987, is also mentioned. Neither Wexner nor Landon has been accused of any wrongdoing related to Epstein, and Landon still works at Ohio State, where a visitor lounge has been named in honor of him and his wife.
According to NBC 4, the files contained emails from Epstein requesting gynecologic services for his victims but not specifically referencing Landon.
In a statement to the outlet, the physician denied any wrongdoing. ”I did not provide any clinical care for Jeffrey Epstein or any of his victims,” Landon said. “I was a paid consultant for the New York Strategy Group regarding potential biotech investments from 2001 to 2005. I had no knowledge of any criminal activities; I find them reprehensible and I feel terrible for Epstein’s victims.”
