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From: To: Subject: FW: UNCLASSIFIED (U) Machine Translation- Italy- Accused of rape, Epstein's friend hangs himself in his cell --- UNCLASSIFIED Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 17:58:43 +0000 Importance: Normal Classification: UNCLASSIFIED FYI FBI TAC Operations Analysis Technology Unit (ATU) Intelligence Technology Section, DI Miami: FPRA: TAC Support TAC Wiki: httpsilinternaybineybiltearnsitesIDIIISBISSSISTWItacISitePageslHome.aspx From: Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 11:52 AM To: (DI) (CON) Subject: UNCLASSIFIED (U) Machine Translation- Italy- Accused of rape, Epstein's friend hangs himself in his cell UNCLASSIFIED (U) Machine Translation: Italy: Accused of rape, Epstein's friend hangs himself in his cell February 19, 2022 Feed: sipr nra Source: OSC RESTON VA R 191548Z FEB 22 FM OSC RESTON VA TO CIA WASHINGTON DC NCR KOR SEOUL KOR NGA WASHINGTON DC DIA WASHINGTON DC CDR501STMIBDE INTEL SEOUL KOR//IADK-OP-O// UNCLASSIFIED DTG: 191548Z FEB 22 MRN: 000000 CITE: OSC RESTON VA EFTA00174036 WARNING: Topic: POLITICAL RELATIONS AND LEADERSHIP SERIAL: EUW2022021956846547 COUNTRY: Italy SUBJ: (U) Machine Translation: Italy: Accused of rape, Epstein's friend hangs himself in his cell SOURCE: Milan Il Giornale.it in Italian 1242 GMT 19 Feb 22 TEXT: (Internet) [MACHINE TRANSLATION) This product may contain copyrighted material; authorized use is for national security purposes of the United States Government only. Any reproduction, dissemination, or use is subject to the OSE usage policy and the original copyright. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The body of this product is a machine-generated translation of original foreign-language material. CAVEATS Computer selected and disseminated without OSE editorial intervention. The following is a machine translation that has been disseminated without OSE editorial intervention. It may have omissions or inaccuracies associated with machine translation for this language. To request additional processing, contact OSE via email at feedback@opensource.gov. BODY The French Jean-Luc Brunel, former supermodel agent, friend of the late American billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, who with him had founded the MC2 Model Management agency and was suspected of having procured very young victims, was found dead hanged in his cell in the La Sant* prison. The death would have occurred in the night between Friday and Saturday and his body was found by a night patrol at one in the morning. The AFP learned this from informed sources. The Paris prosecutor's office confirmed that the man, indicted for several rapes of minors, was found dead and announced that an investigation into the causes of his death has been launched. Erwan Saoudi, delegate of the FO prison union for Ile-de-France, explained that "according to the first elements available to us, no violations have been detected by the agents who were on duty that night". Former agent accused of rape Brunel had been accused of rape by several former supermodels and was arrested at Paris airport in December 2020 as he was about to board a flight to Dakar. The 76-year-old was indicted in late June 2021 for "rape of a child under 15", charges he has always denied. The former agent was detained in the de la Sant* prison in Paris. His name had also emerged during the investigation launched in the United States into the scandal involving Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested for child trafficking and sexual abuse in New York. The American billionaire was also found dead in his cell in August 2019. Brunel had gained prominence by leading modeling agency Karin Models and had founded MC2 Model Management with funding from Jeffrey Epstein, with offices in both New York and Miami and Tel Aviv. The agent recruited models from all over the world and gave them appointments, residence permits and jobs. According to the records of the trial, some of his clients were often sent for services in Epstein's home, not far from the agency's headquarters. Epstein and Brunel got the girls to obtain visas and permits, and then asked them for rent. The message to the billionaire friend In 2005, the 76-year-old had left a message to his wealthy friend in which he informed him that he had sent him "a Russian teacher who is 2x8 years old and is not blonde, very good. The lessons are free and you can start them right away ". For the judges, the reference was to a 16-year-old Russian girl who had had sexual relations with both men. Brunel had been accused in the United States by at least two women of mediating for Epstein and bringing young girls of modest origins to America under the illusion that she was waiting for a modeling job. SOURCE DESCRIPTOR Milan Il Giornale.it in Italian -- Website of leading center-right daily, owned by the Berlusconi family and a mouthpiece for Forza Italia; URL: https://www.ilgiornale.it (source last reviewed 20 April 2020) This product may contain copyrighted material; authorized use is for national security purposes of the United States Government only. 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