Jean-Luc Brunel: three former models say they were sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein friend
Special investigation: As attention turns to associates of the deceased billionaire sex offender, the French model scout is back in the headlines
Jon Swaine in Miami, Jon Henley in Amsterdam and Lucy Osborne in London
Sat 17 Aug 2019 14.29 EDT
On a hot Friday evening in France last month, Jean-Luc Brunel was revelling in his natural habitat: a lavish party packed with the rich and beautiful.
Dressed all in white, the 72-year-old model scout mingled beside the pool at the Paris Country Clubs $1,300-a-table Soirée Blanche, as a rock-and-roll band played, pink champagne flowed and a chef grilled rib-eye steaks over a flame.
Then came the hangover. The following day, FBI agents swooped on Brunels old friend Jeffrey Epstein at an airport in New Jersey, arresting the disgraced money manager on new federal charges of child sex trafficking.
It was an alarming development for Epstein associates, such as Brunel, who are accused of aiding his abuse and a flicker of hope for women who have been waiting years for the Frenchman to be held accountable.
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/17/jean-luc-brunel-jeffrey-epstein-models-sexual-assault