French Victim Identification in Paris
From: Paris Prosecutor's OfficeTo: French Court System
Victim IdentificationFrench WitnessesParis Testimony
FRENCH INVESTIGATION — JEFFREY EPSTEIN
Authority: Paris Prosecutor's Office (Parquet de Paris)
Opened: September 2019
French authorities opened a preliminary investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's activities in France following his death.
SCOPE:
- Activities at Epstein's Paris apartment (Avenue Foch)
- French victims or victims abused on French soil
- Involvement of French nationals or residents
- Money laundering and financial crimes in France
- Role of associates with French connections
KEY DEVELOPMENTS:
- French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel was arrested in December 2020
- Brunel was charged with rape of minors and sexual harassment
- Brunel was found dead in his prison cell in February 2022
- French victims came forward following the investigation's opening
- Coordination with US authorities regarding evidence sharing
The Avenue Foch apartment was identified as a location where abuse occurred, with multiple victims describing being brought there.
Source: French judicial records / News reports
Available at: https://www.justice.gov/epstein
The Epstein Case in 2019
The year 2019 was the most consequential in the Epstein case. In July, Epstein was arrested by the FBI on federal sex trafficking charges in the Southern District of New York. He was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on August 10, 2019, in a death ruled a suicide by the medical examiner but disputed by independent pathologist Dr. Michael Baden. The documents from 2019 are among the most extensive in the archive, including the indictment, bail hearing transcripts, autopsy reports, Bureau of Prisons records, and the beginning of the Maxwell investigation.
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