Apollo Co-Founder Leon Black Accused in New Suit of Rape in Epstein Mansion

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By Chris Dolmetsch and Heather Perlberg

November 28, 2022 at 7:57 PM UTC

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November 28, 2022 at 11:11 PM UTC

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Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black was sued by a woman who claims the billionaire raped her in 2002 in Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse.

The lawsuit, in which Cheri Pierson of Virginia alleges Black assaulted her after Epstein introduced them, was filed Monday in state court in New York by the same law firm representing former Russian model Guzel Ganieva. Ganieva, who also claims Black raped her, sued him last year, accusing him of defamation for calling their relationship a “consensual affair” and claiming she had extorted money from him over it.