Light-induced ESR (LESR) spectroscopy was used to study photoinduced electron transfer (PIET) in the crystals of the C 60 donor=acceptor complexes. High-field LESR signals attributed to C À 60 (g ¼ 1.9984 À 1.9992 and DH ¼ 3 À 6 G at 100 K) were observed in fullerene complexes with Leuco Crystal Violet (LCVÁC 60 ÁC 6 H 5 Cl, 1), N,N,N 0 ,N 0 -tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine (TMPDAÁC 60 , 2), and bianthrone ((BA) 2 C 60 , 3), whereas a low-field LESR signal in 2 was attributed to TMPDA . þ . Microwave power studies reveal two independent spins in 2 and show high relaxation rates for photoinduced spins on C À 60 . The LESR signals consist of a major long-lived ''persistent'' component and a minor ''prompt'' one, which disappears immediately after light is off. The maximal intensity of the LESR signals was observed for the excitation of 1-3 below 2 eV. This range of photon energy corresponds to direct intermolecular charge transfer from donor to C 60 molecules. PIET is temperature activated with E a ¼ 23, 43 and 49 meV for 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Photoinduced spin susceptibility attains the maximum at 30 K in 1 and decreases with temperature down to 4 K indicating a possible The 3=[315]antiferromagnetic interaction of spins, while in 2 it increases with the temperature decrease down to 4 K.