Epstein in Paris: How a Sex Offender Hustled for Access to France’s Elite
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- In the final days before his arrest, Jeffrey Epstein was actively engaged in social and business activities in Paris, including meetings with diplomats, architects, and influential individuals.
- Epstein’s Paris visits, occurring every other month since the early 2000s, combined real estate dealings, networking, and, according to French prosecutors, systematic sex trafficking involving young women.
- Prosecutors allege Epstein used a consistent strategy of befriending powerful fixers and influential people to mask his criminal activities, with some victims trafficked by French model scout Jean-Luc Brunel.
- Epstein’s Paris apartment on Avenue Foch served as both a lavish social hub and a base for his illicit operations, reflecting his ambition to integrate into French high society.
- Epstein was arrested on federal sex trafficking charges on July 6, 2019, shortly after flying from Paris to New Jersey, with newly released Justice Department documents providing detailed insights into his Parisian life.
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