India, Feb. 6 -- Yale computer science professor David Gelernter is defending his long history of correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein, including a 2011 email where he recommended a "v small goodlooking blonde" to the convicted sex offender.

In 2011, Epstein was already a registered sex offender after pleading guilty in 2008 to procuring a child for prostitution. His role in a wider sex trafficking operation where he procured underage girls for his powerful associates would not become public knowledge till years later.

In a 2011 email to Jeffrey Epstein, Yale professor David Gelernter recommended an alumna for a job. He ended his email by describing her appearance, calling her a "v small goodlooking blonde".

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