David Epstein, 46, was charged Thursday with one count of third-degree incest. Police told the Spectator that the relationship appeared consensual.
Epstein is currently on administrative leave.
According to the New York Daily News, Epstein and the woman had a three-year sexual relationship and often exchanged “twisted text messages.”
The Spectator reports that Epstein is married to another Columbia political science professor, Sharyn O’Halloran, though a recent update to his Facebook page says he is single. The couple was featured in a 2008 Spectator article about professors who “bring love to work.”
“Our complementary skills lead to a great partnership,” O’Halloran told the Spectator.
The Spectator reports that Epstein is married to another Columbia political science professor, Sharyn O’Halloran,’............................................
What kind of woman would stay married to a pervert who has sex with his daughter?
If the relationship “appears to be consensual” they cannot rely on testimony from the victim. Hence the cheesy plea deal.
“consensual” Really? Just how consensual is it when thigns like this usually start to happen when one still should be playing with dolls and all of the emotional damage and the wanting of approval that acts like this carry?Someone should do somethign really awful to him to make sure he can’t do this anymore!