Former Barclays boss Jes Staley had sex with a member of serial pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s staff, the banker said in court as he appeals against a proposed financial services ban.

Former Barclays boss Jes Staley had sex with a member of serial paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's staff, the banker told a court on the third day of his evidence as he appeals against a proposed financial services ban.

The former chief executive of Barclays, Jes Staley, had sex with a member of Jeffrey Epstein’s staff in a New York apartment owned by the convicted paedophile’s brother, a court has heard.

Jes Staley explained that they grew closer while waiting for Jeffrey Epstein, who was known for being late to meetings and that their sexual encounter was consensual.

Jes Staley (pictured) was giving evidence at London's Upper Tribunal as he seeks to overturn a finance industry ban and £1.8m fine.

Jes Staley said many details of his former friend Jeffrey Epstein’s life were a mystery, even after knowing him for more than a decade.

Former star banker Jes Staley is 68 years old, but instead of retiring he wants back into the investment business – even as he seeks to repair a reputation ravaged by his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein,