"Pressure is mounting for Lang to resign as head of a French cultural institute over his ties to the convicted sex offender. France's foreign minister has said he summoned ex-Culture Minister Jack Lang to a meeting on Sunday, as the country's financial crimes prosecutors reportedly opened a probe into Lang and his daughter Caroline after revelations in the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's files."
"Lang, 86, is the highest-profile French figure caught up in the latest US release of documents linked to the financier who killed himself in 2019 while in prison facing charges of sex trafficking underage girls. French media reports said Lang, who heads the Arab World Institute (IMA) in Paris, repeatedly appealed to Epstein for funds or favours, while his daughter's name appears in the company files of an offshore company co-owned with the disgraced US financier."
"His daughter Caroline Lang, a film producer, resigned on Monday from her role as head of the Independent Production Union. Lang, who spent nearly 20 years as culture minister and education minister in different governments, has denied having any knowledge of Epstein's crimes despite his conviction in 2008 for soliciting a minor for prostitution. Lang's name appears more than 600 times in the Epstein files, the Reuters news agency reported."
Jack Lang, 86, faces mounting calls to resign as president of the Arab World Institute over documented ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. France's foreign minister summoned Lang for a meeting as financial crimes prosecutors reportedly opened a probe into Lang and his daughter Caroline after Epstein-related document releases. French media report that Lang repeatedly sought funds or favours from Epstein and that Caroline Lang appears in offshore company files linked to Epstein; she resigned as head of the Independent Production Union. Lang has denied any knowledge of Epstein's crimes. Lang's name appears more than 600 times in the released files, and the foreign ministry, which provides half the institute's budget, has increased pressure.
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