A 14-year-old girl from Paris, lured by promises of modeling fame, stepped off Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet onto his Caribbean island—only to become one of dozens trafficked across borders in a chilling international sex ring that spanned continents.
While no single documented case exactly matches this description, Epstein’s trafficking network did involve victims from Europe, including France, often recruited through modeling scams. French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, a close Epstein associate who died by suicide in a Paris jail in 2022 while facing rape charges, was accused of procuring young girls—some minors—for Epstein, luring them with modeling opportunities from agencies like Karin Models and MC2 Model Management (funded by Epstein). Brunel’s operations spanned Paris, New York, and beyond, with allegations of trafficking girls to Epstein’s properties, including Little Saint James island.
Survivors like Virginia Giuffre described Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s pattern of exploiting aspiring models, with some victims as young as 14 from various countries. French authorities investigated Epstein ties, receiving witness statements about abuses on French soil. Epstein owned a Paris apartment and traveled frequently there, using his jet—nicknamed the “Lolita Express”—to move girls internationally.
The 2025 Epstein Files Transparency Act disclosures and Giuffre’s memoir Nobody’s Girl highlight this global reach, though specific Paris-to-island cases remain anonymized or unconfirmed publicly to protect victims. Epstein’s empire preyed on dreams of glamour, turning runways into traps across borders.
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