{"efta_number": "EFTA00077200", "page_count": 7, "url": "https://epstein-data.com/EFTA00077200", "pdf_url": "https://epstein-data.com/pdf/EFTA00077200.pdf", "pages": [{"efta_number": "EFTA00077200", "page_number": 0, "text_content": "FRENCH REPUBLIC \nMINISTRY OF JUSTICE \nAPPEAL COURT OF PARIS \nPUBLIC PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE OF \nPARIS COURT OF JUSTICE \nParis, July 8, 2020 \nDIVISION \nSection P4 - Public Prosecution Service for Minors. \nThe Public Prosecutor \nTo \nProsecutor-General at the Appeal Court of \nParis. \nSUBJECT: Request for international legal assistance in criminal matter addressed to the United \nStates authorities concerning the investigation related to Jean-Luc BRUNEI., and others, in \nconnection with the \"EPSTEIN case\". \nN/REF : prosecution number : 19 235 449 \nV/REF : \nAPPLICANT AUTHORITY \nThe Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Justice. \nAUTHORITY ADDRESSED TO \nThe competent authorities of the United States of America. \nHaving regard to the accord between the European Union and the United States of America dated June \n25, 2003 which entered into force on February 1, 2010 ; \nHaving regard to the Article 14 of the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance between France and the United \nStates dated December 10, 1998, we request that this application and the acts resulting therefrom be \nkept confidential, without condition as to the duration, in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 \nof the French Code of Criminal Procedure relating to the secrecy of the investigation and the inquiry; \nHaving regard to the reciprocity; \nThe Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Justice, expressing high regards to the competent judicial \nauthority of the United States of America, submits a request for mutual legal assistance in criminal \nmatters in the investigation related to Jean-Luc BRUNEL and others in connection with the case termed \nas \"EPSTEIN\" case. \nLNVESTIGATIVE FRAMEWORK \nPreliminary investigation initiated on August 30, 2019 on charges of rape committed against a minor of \n15 years of age, rape committed against a minor of over 15 years of age, rape, sexual assault on a minor \nover 15 years of age, sexual assault, participation in an association \nPublic Prosecutor Section of Court of Justic\n... 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He may extend it \nbased on the justifications provided by the investigators. \nWhere the investigation is conducted ex officio, the judicial police officers shall report to the public \nprosecutor on the progress of the investigation when it has been under way for more than six months. \nArticle 75 -2 of the Criminal Procedure Code \nA criminal investigation officer conducting a preliminary investigation into a crime or misdemeanour \n\n... 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[truncated, 2526 chars — for the full page use /api/corpus/document/EFTA00077200/2 or ?id=EFTA00077200&page=2]", "char_count": 2526}, {"efta_number": "EFTA00077200", "page_number": 3, "text_content": "(13) Where it is committed, in the exercise of this activity, on a person who engages in prostitution, \nincluding occasionally ; \n(14) Where a minor was present at the time of the offence and participated. \n(15) Where a substance has been administered to the victim, without his knowledge, in order to impair \nhis discernment or the control of his acts. \nArticle 222 - 29 of the Criminal Procedure Code \nSexual assaults other than rape are punishable by seven years' imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 curos \nwhen perpetrated : \n(I) On a minor of fifteen years; \n(2) On a person whose particular vulnerability due to age, illness, infirmity, physical or psychological \ndisability or pregnancy is apparent or known to the perpetrator. \nArticle 450 - 1 of the Criminal Procedure Code \nAn association of criminals is any group formed or agreement established for the purpose of preparation, \ncharacterized by one or more material facts, one or more crimes or one or more offences punishable by \nat least five years' imprisonment. \nWhere the offences prepared are crimes or misdemeanours punishable by ten years' imprisonment, \nparticipation in a criminal conspiracy shall be punishable by ten years' imprisonment and a fine of \n150,000 euros. \nWhere the offences prepared are crimes or misdemeanours punishable by at least five years' \nimprisonment, participation in a criminal conspiracy shall be punishable by five years' imprisonment \nand a fine of EUR 75 000. \nSTATEMENT OF CASE \nOn August 23, 2019, the Minors' Section of the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office initiated a preliminary \ninvestigation into the charges of rape, rape of a minor over 15 years of age, rape of a minor under 15 \nyears of age, sexual assault, sexual assault of a minor over 15 years of age, sexual assault of a minor \nunder 15 years of age, participation in a criminal association with a view to committing a crime \npunishable by at least 5 years' imprisonment for the actions of Jeffrey EPSTEIN and his possible \naccomplic\n... 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He is suspected of having sexually exploited dozens of young girls, some of \nthem very young, between 2002 and 2005, and of having set up a \"network\" that would have benefited \nseveral other men, including French nationals, including Jean-Luc BRUNEL, a close friend of Jeffrey \nEPSTEIN who would have provided him with young girls from his agency's pool, and Ghislaine \nMAXWELL, who would have organized the arrival and stay in Jeffrey EPSTEIN's various residences \nof the future victims.. \nAnd according to press reports, the victims heard by the American investigation services reported sexual \nassaults and rapes committed by Jeffrey EPSTEIN both in the United States and in France - in PARIS, \na city where he owned a mansion not far from the Arc de Triomphe, and by Jean-Luc BRUNEL, in \nvarious places but especially at his Parisian home on Avenue Roche. \nIn the summer of 2019, upon his return from a stay in Paris, Jeffrey EPSTEIN was arrested, charged and \ndetained in Manhattan. He was found hanging in his cell some time later. \nThe French investigation gathered several elements objectivizing the relationship between Jeffrey EP-\nSTEIN and Jean-Luc BRUNEL. In addition, several testimonies collected reported the sexual abuses \ncommitted by Jean-Luc BRUNEL, these offences being barred by statutes of limitations : \nborn on \nof_ \nnationality, indicated having introduced herself, in \nand when she was 18 years old, to several modeling agencies, including the ICARINE \nagency. There she met Jean-Luc BRUNEL and they agreed fora\n session at the latter's home in \nParis, in the Bourse district. Both of them were having dinner. \nfelt that she had been \ndrugged, since she could not explain how she had suddenly, without understanding how, found herself \nin the room with Jean-Luc BRUNEL. She had not wanted sexual intercourse but had felt powerless in \nthe face of the solicitations and insistence of the respondent, who penetrated her with his sexual organ. \nAnothe\n... [truncated, 4112 chars — for the full page use /api/corpus/document/EFTA00077200/4 or ?id=EFTA00077200&page=4]", "char_count": 4112}, {"efta_number": "EFTA00077200", "page_number": 5, "text_content": "On August 12, 2019, the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office also re iv \nm a Parisian lawyer \nreporting the accusations of \n \nborn on \n, against Ghislaine \nMAXWELL, Jeffrey EPSTEIN and Jean-Luc BRUNEL, claiming that Ghislaine MAXWELL had \nrecruited her at the age of 16 for sexual exploitation. \nThe Parisian residence of Jeffrey EPSTEIN located at 22 avenue Foch. Paris 16th district, was \nsearched on Monday, September 23, 2019. It allowed the seizure of two MAC computers, several \nstorage media such as USB keys, documents relating to Ghislaine IsAAX_WPT I \ny photographs \nof young and even very young women, including photographs of \nThe computer verification of the seized material made it possible in particular to reveal the following \nelements: \n- Numerous photographs showing young girls partially or totally undressed were found in the \nhard disk; \n- 30 videos with shooting dates between 2011 and 2015, showing young girls, sometimes \ndancing in an apartment, \n- Documents relating to the former Jeffrey EPSTEIN trials. \nIn addition, Jeffrey EPSTEIN's Gmail account (jeevacationegmail.com) was analyzed. 4500 emails were \napprehended, notably referring to Jean-Luc BRUNEL, in addition to emails related to Jeffrey \nEPSTEIN's accusations, women or appointments. \nFinally, a CD ROM with the inscription \"CONFIDENTIAL - COMPREHENSIVE CHART\" was used \nto retrieve an excel file containing a list of 62 names of women. \nOBJECT OF THE REQUEST \nWith regard to the above-mentioned elements, we would be thankful to the competent authorities of the \nUnited States of America if they could communicate to us the acts of investigation carried out in the \nUnited States of America and in particular : \nAny hearing (hearing as a defendant or as a witness) and any investigative acts (search, computer \nexploitation, documents seized, written statements), concerning the sexual exploitation of minors or \nadults, relating to the following persons: \n- Jean-Luc BRUNEL, \n-  Ghislaine MAXWELL, arrested on Ame\n... 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