The disgraced financier, who died of suspected suicide, owned an apartment in Paris and was returning from the country when he was arrested on July 6.
French prosecutors are looking into Jeffrey Epstein's ties to the country following a request from two government ministers and a child protection NGO.
Their office is conducting a preliminary investigation to determine if it will formally open a case, Paris prosecutors said. The decision comes after France’s gender equality minister Marlène Schiappa and child welfare minister Adrien Taquet issued a joint request Monday, and the NGO Innocence in Danger submitted a formal letter.
While the request from ministers is unusual due to the separation of the legislative and judicial branches, Innocence in Danger submitted a formal letter to the prosecutor's office. The group said it has referred at least one known victim of Epstein in France.
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