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Lawyers of French Epstein ally demand probe into suicide

Paris - The lawyers of a top French modelling agent who killed himself in prison while charged with rape called for a probe Tuesday into what they said were the judiciary's failings in the case. Jean-Luc Brunel -- a close associate of US billionaire Jeffrey Epstein -- was found dead in his Paris prison cell in February 2022, where he had been...

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Former model agent closely tied with Jeffrey Epstein, is found dead

Jean-Luc Brunel, founder of MC2 Model Management, has been found dead in a Paris prison. The disgraced model scout, who had a widely documented history of supplying girls to convicted billionaire sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein, committed suicide whilst awaiting trial for rape charges. The news was first reported by agency France Presse and later...

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Modelling agent and former Epstein associate officially charged for sex crimes

French prosecutors said Saturday they had charged and imprisoned a former close associate of disgraced American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, the prominent French modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, over alleged sex crimes. Brunel was charged with rape of minors over the age of 15 and sexual harassment, said a statement from the prosecutors' office....

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Modelling agent Brunel detained for sex crimes related to Epstein case

Prominent French modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, a former close associate of disgraced American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, has been detained in France on accusations of sex crimes, prosecutors said on Thursday. Brunel was detained on Wednesday on accusations of rape, sexual assault of minors, human trafficking and being part of a criminal...

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France detains Epstein ex-associate Brunel on sex crime accusations: prosecutors

Paris - Prominent French modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, a former close associate of disgraced American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, has been detained in France on accusations of sex crimes, prosecutors said on Thursday. Brunel was detained on Wednesday on accusations of rape, sexual assault of minors, human trafficking and being part of a...

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Epstein affair: Unanswered questions left in the fashion industry

The Harvey Weinstein case has triggered a social movement that has barely wavered in the past two years after the scandal broke in late 2017. The constant flow of damning testimonies presented by the media and on social networks is concrete proof of the movement’s strength. These testimonies, we must note, are allegations. Right now, they come...