Avenue Foch Trafficking Investigation

FRENCH INVESTIGATION RECORDS — AVENUE FOCH APARTMENT Property: Apartment, Avenue Foch, 16th arrondissement, Paris Investigation: Paris Prosecutor's Office Date: September 2019 PROPERTY DETAILS: Jeffrey Epstein maintained a luxury apartment on Avenue Foch in Paris's 16th arrondissement, one of the most prestigious addresses in the city. The apartment served as his European base of operations. FRENCH INVESTIGATION: Following Epstein's death in August 2019, French prosecutors opened an investigation into potential crimes committed on French soil: ALLEGATIONS: - Trafficking of minors for sexual exploitation - Rape and sexual assault of minors - Organized criminal activity in connection with Jean-Luc Brunel's MC2 modeling agency - Use of the Paris apartment for sexual exploitation SEARCH AND EVIDENCE: French police conducted searches of: - The Avenue Foch apartment - Jean-Luc Brunel's residences and offices - MC2 modeling agency records in Paris - Records of modeling scouts and agency operations VICTIM IDENTIFICATION: French investigators identified potential victims including: - Models recruited through MC2 and related agencies - Young women brought to Paris for Epstein - French nationals who reported encounters with Epstein - Former models who described exploitation at the apartment and other locations CONNECTION TO BRUNEL: The apartment investigation was closely linked to the investigation of Jean-Luc Brunel: - Brunel was the primary link between Epstein and the French modeling world - MC2 agency operated as a pipeline for providing young women - The agency had offices in Paris, Miami, and Tel Aviv - Brunel was arrested in December 2020 and died in custody in February 2022 PROPERTY DISPOSITION: The Paris apartment was subject to French legal proceedings regarding potential seizure as an instrumentality of crime. Source: French Judiciary / Investigation Records Available at: https://www.tribunal-de-paris.justice.fr/