Jean-Luc Brunel

Extracted Attributes

• Alias

  Le fantôme (The ghost)

• Gender

  Male

• Full Name

  Jean-Luc Didier Henri René Brunel

• Nationality

  French

• Cause of Death

  Suicide by hanging

• Primary Occupation

  Model scout and modeling agency manager

Timeline

• Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. (Source: Wikidata)

  1946-09-18

• Founded the French modeling agency Karin Models. (Source: BBC News)

  1977-01-01

• Subject of a 60 Minutes investigation regarding allegations of pimping and sexual assault. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1988-01-01

• Went into hiding following the death of Jeffrey Epstein. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2019-08-01

• Paris home and offices searched by French investigators as part of a sex trafficking probe. (Source: Web search results)

  2019-09-01

• Arrested at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris while attempting to board a flight to Senegal. (Source: Web search results)

  2020-12-16

• Charged with drugging and raping a 17-year-old girl in the 1990s. (Source: Web search results)

  2021-06-29

• Found dead by hanging in his cell at La Santé Prison in Paris while awaiting trial. (Source: Wikidata)

  2022-02-19

Jean-Luc Brunel

Jean-Luc Didier Henri René Brunel (French: [ʒɑ̃ lyk didje ɑ̃ʁi ʁəne bʁynɛl], 18 September 1946 – 19 February 2022) was a French model scout and alleged sex trafficker. He gained prominence by leading the international modelling agency Karin Models, and founded MC2 Model Management with financing by Jeffrey Epstein. The subject of a 60 Minutes investigation in 1988, Brunel faced allegations of pimping and sexual assault spanning three decades. Brunel came under scrutiny for his ties to Epstein, with whom he worked from the early 2000s to 2015, after being introduced to him through Ghislaine Maxwell. He was accused by Virginia Giuffre of grooming girls including herself and of taking part in an alleged sex trafficking operation involving Epstein, but denied involvement in any illegal activities with Epstein. In 2019, the French National Police launched an investigation on Brunel after he went into hiding following Epstein's death. He was arrested on 16 December 2020, and French prosecutors charged him with the rape of minors. However, before his trial could proceed, Brunel "was found hanged in his cell", in La Santé Prison, conclusions regarding which await results of a formal investigation, but described by a prison officer union representative and Brunel's legal representation as a suicide. In the 2026 release of the Epstein files, Brunel was listed in a 2019 document as one of the people "the FBI once called co-conspirators" of Epstein.

Web Search Results

• Jean-Luc Brunel

  Jean-Luc Didier Henri René Brunel (French: (/wiki/Help:IPA/French "Help:IPA/French"), 18 September 1946 – 19 February 2022) was a French model "Model (person)") scout and alleged sex trafficker. He gained prominence by leading the international modelling agency Karin Models, and founded MC2 Model Management with financing by Jeffrey Epstein. The subject of a 60 Minutes investigation in 1988, Brunel faced allegations of pimping and sexual assault spanning three decades. [...] Brunel came under scrutiny for his ties to Epstein, with whom he worked from the early 2000s to 2015, after being introduced to him through Ghislaine Maxwell. He was accused by Virginia Giuffre of grooming girls including herself and of taking part in an alleged sex trafficking operation involving Epstein, but denied involvement in any illegal activities with Epstein. [...] After Epstein's death in August 2019, Brunel went into hiding; shortly thereafter, the French National Police "National Police (France)") began to investigate him. In September 2019, his Paris home and offices were searched by investigators as part of a probe into sex trafficking by Epstein. On 16 December 2020, Brunel was intercepted by police at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, at the assistance of Matan Uziel, as he was about to board a flight to Dakar, Senegal. He was held in custody in La Santé Prison for questioning in relation to rape, sexual assault, criminal conspiracy "Conspiracy (crime)"), and human trafficking, with all of the allegations involving minors. On 29 June 2021, Brunel was charged with drugging and raping a 17-year-old girl in the 1990s. Brunel said he was

• Jean-Luc Brunel

  | Jean-Luc Brunel | | Born | 1946 (1946) Paris, France | | Died | (aged 75) Paris, France | | Nationality | French | | Other names | "Le fantôme" (The ghost) | | Occupation | Model scout | | Years active | 1970s–2019 | | Known for | former head of Karin Models and MC2 Model Management | Jean-Luc Brunel (1946 – 19 February 2022) was a French model "Model (person)") scout and modelling agency") manager. He was known for working for a modeling agency which was financed by Jeffrey Epstein. For thirty years, Brunel was accused of sexually harassing") minors. His connections with Epstein became known, after Epstein's death. Brunel was accused of getting teenage girls and taking part of a sex trafficking ring run by Epstein. ## Arrest and indictment [change | change source] [...] 9. ↑ "Epstein: Model scout Jean-Luc Brunel found dead in jail". BBC News. February 19, 2022. p. 1. Retrieved February 19, 2022. [...] This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it. Retrieved from "" Categories: 1946 births 2022 deaths Businesspeople from Paris Jeffrey Epstein People accused of child sexual abuse People who committed suicide in prison custody Suicide in the 2020s Suicides by hanging Suicides in France Hidden categories: Articles with hCards CS1 French-language sources (fr) "Category:CS1 French-language sources (fr)") People stubs Jean-Luc Brunel Add topic

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  r/wikipedia icon # Jean-Luc Didier Henri René Brunel (18 September 1946 – 19 February 2022) was a French model scout and sex trafficker. In 2026, Brunel was publicly named as a co-conspirator in Epstein's child sex trafficking ring in the release of the Epstein files. r/wikipedia - Jean-Luc Didier Henri René Brunel (18 September 1946 – 19 February 2022) was a French model scout and sex trafficker. In 2026, Brunel was publicly named as a co-conspirator in Epstein's child sex trafficking ring in the release of the Epstein files. Create your account and connect with a world of communities. Anyone can view, post, and comment to this community

• Jean-Luc Brunel: Epstein associate found dead in Paris prison cell

  Skip to content Watch Live Watch Live # Jean-Luc Brunel: Epstein associate found dead in Paris prison cell A French modelling agent and close associate of the late US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead in his prison cell in Paris. Jean-Luc Brunel was found hanged in his cell in La Santé prison at 01:00 on Saturday, prosecutors told the BBC. The 76-year-old had been held for over a year as he was investigated on suspicion of the rape of minors and trafficking of minors for sexual exploitation. Brunel had denied any wrongdoing. Brunel's lawyers said he had been "crushed" by the allegations, and blamed a "media-judicial system". Brunel co-founded French modelling agency Karin Models in 1977, and MC2 Model Management in the US with funding from Epstein. [...] Brunel was detained at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport in December 2020 as he was trying to board a flight to Senegal. His arrest was part of a French inquiry into sex trafficking and sexual assault allegations against Epstein, focusing on potential crimes committed against French victims and suspects who are French citizens. Prosecutors suspected Brunel of raping, sexually assaulting and sexually harassing multiple minors and adults. They also suspected him of transporting and housing young girls or young women for Epstein. Epstein was found dead in a New York prison in 2019 as he awaited trial over allegations he ran a network using underage girls for sex. A medical examiner ruled his death was suicide by hanging. Who was Jeffrey Epstein? [...] Who was Jeffrey Epstein? Epstein was already a convicted sex offender, having pleaded guilty to prostitution charges involving a minor in Florida in 2008. A frequent companion of Epstein, Brunel was considered key to the French probe into alleged sexual exploitation of women and girls by the financier and his circle. Brunel's alleged victims spoke of their disappointment at the news of his death. Dutch former model Thysia Huisman, who has said Brunel drugged and raped her when she was 18, told the BBC it was frustrating that his alleged victims would never have their day in court. "After more than two and a half years of fighting for justice, since I reported Brunel in September 2019, it's a huge disappointment he will never face a judge," she said.

• Jeffrey Epstein associate Jean-Luc Brunel is found dead in a jail cell

  Britain's Prince Andrew recently agreed to settle a case in which Giuffre accused him of sexual abuse when she was 17. Guiffre says she was supplied to Andrew by Epstein, charges that Andrew denies. The settlement, in which Andrew agreed to make a substantial donation to Giuffre's charity, avoids a trial. Jeffrey Epstein [...] 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. A frequent companion of Epstein, Brunel was considered central to the French investigation into alleged sexual exploitation of women and girls by the U.S. financier and his circle. Epstein traveled often to France and had apartments in Paris. 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. One of them, Thysia Huisman, said the news of Brunel's death sent her into "shock." Enlarge this image [...] She expressed hope that Brunel's death won't discourage women from continuing to speak out about abuse. The investigation, along with a growing reckoning about sexual misconduct in France, has "freed up women to talk about it," she said. "It's a difficult step that requires a lot of courage and strength." One of Epstein's main accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, has alleged that Brunel procured women, some of them minors, for sex with Epstein and other people, luring them with promises of modeling work.

• Gender

  male

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  entrepreneur

• Citizenship

  France

• Date Of Birth

  9/18/1946

• Date Of Death

  2/19/2022

• Place Of Birth

  Neuilly-sur-Seine

• Place Of Death

  La Santé Prison