Mr. Epstein introduced Mr. Black to several young women, according to people familiar with their relationships, as well as court documents. Some of the women later accused Mr. Black of abusing them.
In 2002, for example, Mr. Epstein arranged for Mr. Black to meet Cheri Pierson, whom Mr. Epstein had paid for massages, according to a lawsuit Ms. Pierson filed years later and eventually withdrew. She met Mr. Black at Mr. Epstein’s townhouse, where Mr. Black raped her in the massage room, the lawsuit said. Mr. Black denied the claim and said he had never met Ms. Pierson.