"The Paris prosecutor's office on Saturday announced it was setting up a special team of magistrates to analyse evidence that could implicate French nationals in the crimes of the convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. With Epstein's known circle extending to prominent French figures after the release of documents by the US authorities, the prosecutor's office said it would also thoroughly re-examine the case of former French modelling agency executive Jean-Luc Brunel, a close associate of the US 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."
"Several French public figures feature in the latest US Department of Justice release of material from the Epstein files, though being mentioned there does not in itself mean any offence has been committed. The prosecutor's office said it had been asked to look into three new specific cases involving a French diplomat, a modelling agent and a musician."
The Paris prosecutor's office has created a special team of magistrates to analyse evidence that could implicate French nationals in crimes linked to Jeffrey Epstein. The team will work closely with prosecutors from the national financial crimes unit and police to extract material that could be reused within a new investigative framework. The office will thoroughly re-examine the case of Jean-Luc Brunel, a former modelling agency executive and close Epstein associate who died in custody in 2022. Prosecutors reported Brunel had offered modelling jobs to vulnerable young girls and engaged in sexual acts with underage girls across multiple jurisdictions. Investigators have been asked to examine three new specific cases naming a diplomat, a modelling agent and a musician.
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