Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell had extensive ties to France, yet the full scope of what happened there remains far less explored than their activities in New York, Florida or the U.S. Virgin Islands. Epstein owned a lavish apartment on Avenue Foch in Paris that functioned as both a social hub and, according to survivor accounts and later investigative findings, another location where young women and girls were brought into his orbit. His French connections ran deep through the modeling world, particularly through Jean-Luc Brunel, the powerful agent accused of using modeling agencies to gain access to vulnerable young women and minors. French investigators later gathered allegations that Epstein committed rape and sexual assault in Paris, while other accounts placed Epstein, Maxwell and Brunel in Saint-Tropez and other parts of France where similar patterns of recruitment and exploitation were alleged. French authorities searched Epstein’s Paris residence after his 2019 arrest, but his death, Brunel’s later death in custody, statutes of limitation and the international nature of the network left major portions of the French story unresolved.
That unresolved history is now getting another look. In February 2026, Paris prosecutors opened fresh investigations into possible human trafficking and financial crimes after millions of newly released Epstein records produced new leads, and they also began a complete reanalysis of the earlier Brunel investigation. Prosecutors have acknowledged that the material could point to sexual offenses, trafficking, money laundering, tax fraud and other misconduct committed on French soil or involving French nationals, while urging additional survivors to come forward. The French dimension matters because Epstein’s activities there appear to have intersected with fashion agencies, wealthy social circles, politicians, diplomats and international travel in ways that have never been fully mapped publicly. So while France has investigated parts of the Epstein network, the larger question remains open: how extensive was the operation there, who facilitated it, how many victims were involved, and whether crimes tied to Epstein and Maxwell extended far beyond the handful of French allegations that have already reached investigators.
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