FRENCH REPUBLIC MINISTRY OF JUSTICE APPEAL COURT OF PARIS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE OF PARIS COURT OF JUSTICE Paris, July 8, 2020 DIVISION Section P4 - Public Prosecution Service for Minors. The Public Prosecutor To Prosecutor-General at the Appeal Court of Paris. SUBJECT: Request for international legal assistance in criminal matter addressed to the United States authorities concerning the investigation related to Jean-Luc BRUNEI., and others, in connection with the "EPSTEIN case". N/REF : prosecution number : 19 235 449 V/REF : APPLICANT AUTHORITY The Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Justice. AUTHORITY ADDRESSED TO The competent authorities of the United States of America. Having regard to the accord between the European Union and the United States of America dated June 25, 2003 which entered into force on February 1, 2010 ; Having regard to the Article 14 of the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance between France and the United States dated December 10, 1998, we request that this application and the acts resulting therefrom be kept confidential, without condition as to the duration, in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure relating to the secrecy of the investigation and the inquiry; Having regard to the reciprocity; The Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Justice, expressing high regards to the competent judicial authority of the United States of America, submits a request for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters in the investigation related to Jean-Luc BRUNEL and others in connection with the case termed as "EPSTEIN" case. LNVESTIGATIVE FRAMEWORK Preliminary investigation initiated on August 30, 2019 on charges of rape committed against a minor of 15 years of age, rape committed against a minor of over 15 years of age, rape, sexual assault on a minor over 15 years of age, sexual assault, participation in an association Public Prosecutor Section of Court of Justic