{"id":1940822,"date":"2026-05-18T07:08:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1940822"},"modified":"2026-05-18T07:08:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:08:32","slug":"around-10-new-victims-in-frances-epstein-probe-have-come-forward-prosecutor-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1940822","title":{"rendered":"Around 10 &#8216;new&#8217; victims in France&#8217;s Epstein probe have come forward, prosecutor says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/19\/41\/1200x675_cmsv2_c929238e-9136-5e29-85d6-efe594e8f9bf-9761941.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2894489-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2894489\" data-cid=\"9762020\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2894489-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" 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wealthy nations - but accelerating sharply across the developing world\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Health news<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Obesity rates plateau in wealthy nations: study\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2894489-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2894489\" data-cid=\"9762020\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2894489-label-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/20\/20\/189x106_cmsv2_c1491121-7135-5b47-a082-3c3eda512b4d-9762020.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Punch, a Japanese macaque, plays in the monkeys' playground at the Ichikawa city zoo, 3 March, 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Japan<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Japan arrests Americans over stunt at baby monkey Punch&#8217;s zoo\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2894483-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2894483\" data-cid=\"9761979\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2894483-label-pos2-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/19\/79\/189x106_cmsv2_d4a1791f-190c-5bdc-877d-ba0598655f87-9761979.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Eurovision 2026 winner Dara returns to Sofia on Sunday, May 17, 2026, after securing Bulgaria's first-ever victory in the contest.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n         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class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Europe<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Around 10 &#8216;new&#8217; victims in France&#8217;s Epstein probe have come forward, prosecutor says<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/19\/41\/1536x864_cmsv2_c929238e-9136-5e29-85d6-efe594e8f9bf-9761941.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"A document that was included in the US Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, 10 February, 2026\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              A document that was included in the US Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, 10 February, 2026<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspGavin Blackburn\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1779088112\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-05-18 09:08:32 +02:00\">18\/05\/2026 &#8211; 9:08 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup-overlay js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup-overlay u-display-none\">\n<div id=\"js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup\" class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup\">\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__header u-display-flex\"><span>Share<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" 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late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a prosecutor said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>France opened a human trafficking investigation after the US Justice Department released the latest cache of files from the investigation into the disgraced financier in January, who died in prison in 2019 while facing charges of trafficking underage girls for sex.<\/p>\n<p>French magistrates are seeking to investigate possible offences committed in France or involving French perpetrators who facilitated his crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Top Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said around 20 suspected victims had made themselves known after she urged potential victims to speak up in February.<\/p>\n<p>Some were already known to investigators, she told the RTL broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But we also had new victims come forward, ones we didn&#8217;t know at all. There are around 10 of them,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The choice we&#8217;ve made for the time being is to listen to these victims,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/64\/88\/49\/808x539_cmsv2_3193e4f7-542c-5731-90fe-b71f2a783a76-9648849.jpg\" alt=\"A document that was included in the US Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, 10 February, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">A document that was included in the US Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, 10 February, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;A certain number of them are abroad so the investigators have tried to set up meetings to suit when they are able to come to Paris.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Investigators were also scouring through the so-called Epstein files and would be searching them for any names mentioned by alleged victims, she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have also once again pulled out Mr Epstein&#8217;s computers, his telephone records, his address books,&#8221; she said, adding her team would be &#8220;making requests for international assistance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>French investigators searched Epstein&#8217;s luxury Paris apartment in September 2019, after he was found hanged in his New York jail cell the previous month.<\/p>\n<p>Suspected victims already known to investigators included women who had spoken during investigations into former European model agency boss Gerald Marie and late model agent Jean-Luc Brunel.<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen women urged France to investigate Marie for possible links to Epstein in March.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/76\/19\/41\/808x539_cmsv2_df322f9d-858e-58c3-8a3c-3676bb6d5f36-9761941.jpg\" alt=\"People attend a protest in front of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs after prosecutors opened two investigations into Epstein-related wrongdoing in Paris, 20 February, 2\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">People attend a protest in front of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs after prosecutors opened two investigations into Epstein-related wrongdoing in Paris, 20 February, 2<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Investigators in 2023 closed another probe into accusations Marie committed sexual abuse in the 1980s and 1990s because it was too long ago to be prosecuted.<\/p>\n<p>French authorities arrested Brunel in 2020 after allegations he sexually abused minors and procured victims for the US billionaire. He was found dead in prison in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Two former models have told AFP that a modelling scout named Daniel Siad groomed them with the aim of delivering them to Epstein in one case in the 2000s and Marie in the other case in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest human trafficking probe, &#8220;none of the people who could potentially be implicated have been questioned&#8221; so far, Beccuau said.<\/p>\n<p>Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to procuring for prostitution a girl under the age of 18 and served 13 months in prison before being released on probation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-contributors c-article-contributors-supplementary u-margin-top-2 u-padding-top-2\">\n<p>Additional sources<strong> \u2022 AFP<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center 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US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a prosecutor said on Sunday.France opened a human trafficking investigation after the US Justice Department\u00a0released the latest cache of files from the investigation into the disgraced financier in January, who died in prison in 2019 while facing charges of trafficking underage girls for sex.French magistrates are seeking to investigate possible offences committed in France or involving French perpetrators who facilitated his crimes.Top Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said around 20 suspected victims had made themselves known after she urged potential victims to speak up in February.Some were already known to investigators, she told the RTL broadcaster.&#8221;But we also had new victims come forward, ones we didn&#8217;t know at all. There are around 10 of them,&#8221; she added.&#8221;The choice we&#8217;ve made for the time being is to listen to these victims,&#8221; she said.&#8221;A certain number of them are abroad so the investigators have tried to set up meetings to suit when they are able to come to Paris.&#8221;Investigators were also scouring through the so-called Epstein files and would be searching them for any names mentioned by alleged victims, she said.&#8221;We have also once again pulled out Mr Epstein&#8217;s computers, his telephone records, his address books,&#8221; she said, adding her team would be &#8220;making requests for international assistance.&#8221;French investigators searched Epstein&#8217;s luxury Paris apartment in September 2019, after he was found hanged in his New York jail cell the previous month.Suspected victims already known to investigators included women who had spoken during investigations into former European model agency boss Gerald Marie and late model agent Jean-Luc Brunel.Fifteen women urged France to investigate Marie for possible links to Epstein in March.Investigators in 2023 closed another probe into accusations Marie committed sexual abuse in the 1980s and 1990s because it was too long ago to be prosecuted.French authorities arrested Brunel in 2020 after allegations he sexually abused minors and procured victims for the US billionaire. 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