"The Paris prosecutor's office announced on Saturday it was setting up a special team of magistrates to analyse evidence that could implicate French nationals in the crimes of convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. With Epstein's known circle now extending to prominent French figures after the release of documents by US authorities, the prosecutor's office said it would also thoroughly re-examine the case of a former French modelling agency executive, Jean-Luc Brunel, a close associate of the American financier who died in custody in 2022."
"Brunel was found dead in his cell in a Paris prison in 2022 after having been charged with raping minors. The case against him was dropped in 2023 in the wake of his death, with no other person charged. Prosecutors said an investigation had shown Brunel was "a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein" who had offered modelling jobs to young girls from poor backgrounds."
Paris prosecutors created a special team of magistrates to analyse evidence that could implicate French nationals in crimes connected to Jeffrey Epstein. The team will work with the national financial crimes unit and police to extract elements usable in potential new investigations. Prosecutors will re-examine the case of Jean-Luc Brunel, a former modelling executive and close Epstein associate who died in custody in 2022. Brunel had been charged with raping minors; the case was dropped after his death and no other person was charged. Ten women accused Brunel of sexual abuse, describing alcohol, coercion and forced sexual penetration across multiple locations.
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