The board of Victoria’s Secret owner L Brands Inc. has hired an outside law firm to conduct a review of financier Jeffrey Epstein’s role at the retail chain following reports of his once close ties to CEO Leslie Wexner.

“While Mr. Epstein served as Mr. Wexner’s personal money manager for a period that ended nearly 12 years ago, we do not believe he was ever employed by nor served as an authorized representative of the company,” an L Brands spokeswoman said in a statement.

“We take these matters seriously, and at the direction of the L Brands Board of Directors, have engaged outside counsel to conduct a thorough review.”

Wexner’s ties to Epstein resurfaced in recent weeks after Epstein was charged by Manhattan federal prosecutors with sex-trafficking involving dozens of underage girls between 2002 and 2005. He previously spent 13 months in a country jail for prostitution of a 14-year-old girl.

He has pleaded not guilty to the latest charges and was ordered to stay in prison pending trial.

Epstein, who was said to have been a fixture at Victoria’s Secret events, reportedly told young women that he could help them get work with the lingerie company. The company also sold Epstein an airplane for $10 million, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

Wexner, who helped Epstein obtain the 21,000-square-foot Manhattan residence where alleged sex crimes took place, has said he wasn’t aware of Epstein’s alleged dalliances with minor girls and that he severed ties with Epstein years ago.

“Mr. Epstein’s crimes are abhorrent, and we applaud every effort to bring justice to those harmed,” the L Brands’ statement said.

Wexner came under attack earlier this year by an activist hedge fund that accused the L Brands founder of holding the company back. The company has since revamped the board and added the hedge fund, Barrington Capital Group, as a special adviser.