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On July 29, 2026, Interlochen Center for the Arts released the findings of a two-year external investigation into abuse at the institution. It covered misconduct over seven decades. These are stories related to that report, its aftermath and any related incidents, including some stories from before the 2024 launch of the investigation. IPR News functions with editorial independence, which means no senior Interlochen officials determine our coverage or preapprove what we report.

Woman alleges she met Jeffrey Epstein at Interlochen Arts Camp before abuse

Aerial view of Interlochen and lakes
The campus of Interlochen Center for the Arts, which sits between Green Lake (foreground) and Duck Lake.

An Interlochen Center for the Arts official says Epstein was invited to campus around the time when a woman alleges she met the financier in the 90s when she was 14-years-old.

The woman who used the pseudonym “Jane” at the Maxwell trial last week, says she met Maxwell and Epstein near a cafe on campus when she was an Interlochen camper.

Jane testified she gave Epstein her mother's phone number and later began a relationship, which she describes as sexually abusive. Interlochen says its records indicate Epstein may have been on campus at that time.

Interlochen Center for the Arts says it opened its records twice and found no documented claims of Epstein acting inappropriately on campus. Epstein was a donor in the 90s and early 2000s and stayed on the premises at least once.

Though unsupervised contact between students and donors is against policy, the arts school frequently has visitors for events.

An Interlochen spokesperson says the school has expanded employee safety training in recent years.

Updated: August 1, 2026 at 2:20 PM EDT
The photo on this story was updated in favor of one that does not depict any individual. The previous image showed two people unrelated to the story.
Taylor Wizner covers heath, tourism and other news for Interlochen Public Radio.