Psychiatrist Henry Jarecki says he had 'consensual' relationship with Jeffrey Epstein victim

• The psychiatrist, former commodities trader and entrepreneur Henry Jarecki said he had a "consensual, non-secretive and mutually respectful relationship" with a victim of Jeffrey Epstein.
• The woman is now suing Jarecki in New York federal court for allegedly raping and sex trafficking her.
• The lawsuit accuses Jarecki of "coercing her into being his modern-day sex slave" after Epstein sent her to him to treat her for depression she said was the result of Epstein's sexual abuse.

Famed psychiatrist and former commodities trader Henry Jarecki on Wednesday said he had a "consensual, non-secretive and mutually respectful relationship" with a victim of Jeffrey Epstein who is now suing Jarecki for allegedly raping and sex trafficking her.

Jarecki, 91, said the consensual relationship with the woman occurred more than a decade ago.

His accuser was one of a group of women who received compensation from a fund set up for victims of the convicted sex offender Epstein, her attorney told CNBC.

Jarecki's statement, sent to CNBC by his lawyer Sarita Kedia, came two days after the Epstein victim, identified as Jane Doe 11, filed a civil lawsuit against the married psychiatrist in Manhattan federal court.

That complaint accuses Jarecki of "coercing her into being his modern-day sex slave" after the wealthy money manager Epstein sent her to his "close" friend Jarecki to treat her for depression she says was as a result of Epstein's sexual abuse.

The suit alleges that Jarecki was Epstein's "go-to doctor" for his sexual abuse victims. And it says Jarecki, then around 80 years old, raped the accuser during her first visit with him.

In his statement Wednesday responding to the suit, Jarecki said, "False accusations have been made against me by