Prosecutors say Jean-Luc Brunel, a modeling agent who was close to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead in his French jail cell.
Brunel, who was in his 70s, was detained at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2020 as part of a broad French probe unleashed by the U.S. sex-trafficking charges against Epstein.
Multiple women who identified themselves as victims have spoken to police since the French probe was opened in 2019, and at times expressed frustration with the slow pace of the investigation."It makes me angry, because I've been fighting for years," Huisman, a Dutch former model who told police she was raped by Brunel as a teen, told The Associated Press."For me, the end of this was to be in court.
A lawyer representing Huisman and other victims, Anne-Claire Lejeune, said other women involved in the case feel the same.She expressed doubt that the investigation would lead to a trial because Brunel was so central to the case. She also voiced concerns that Brunel's death mean his accusers won't get official recognition of their status as victims.She expressed hope that Brunel's death won't discourage women from continuing to speak out about abuse.
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