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# Jean-Luc Brunel

Last year

2022

Close associate of Jeffrey Epstein found dead in French prison

Jean-Luc Brunel, in his mid-70s, had been charged with the rape of minors and held in prison since December 2020.

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Feb 19th 2022, 2:02 PM

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French prosecutors open rape and child assault inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein

The probe will investigate claims Epstein and others participated in a vast child sex trafficking ring.

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Aug 23rd 2019, 10:07 PM