French prosecutors say about 10 previously unknown suspected victims have come forward in Epstein investigation
The Facts
- Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said about 10 previously unknown suspected victims have come forward in the French investigation linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Since prosecutors called for potential victims to come forward earlier this year, a little over 20 people in total have contacted the Paris prosecutor's office, with some already known from other cases.
- France opened a human trafficking investigation after U.S. authorities released thousands of Epstein-related files.
- French investigators are examining possible offenses committed in France or involving people in France who may have facilitated Epstein's crimes, including by helping provide victims.
- The investigation is still at the evidence-gathering stage: prosecutors are hearing from potential victims, and some of them are outside France.
- Prosecutors said no potentially implicated person had been questioned yet, indicating the inquiry has not moved to suspect interviews.
How left and right are reading this
- Both agree
- New contacts to French prosecutors, including about 10 previously unknown suspected victims, indicate the inquiry may reach beyond what was already documented and remains in the foundational stage of hearing potential victims before any suspect questioning.
- They split on
- Less a disagreement than a question of emphasis: the newly visible scope of harm and how much accountability work remains, versus the procedural caution of building an evidence base before questioning potentially implicated people.
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Context
Why did the French investigation expand now?
Beccuau said the new contacts came after prosecutors appealed for testimony earlier this year, and multiple reports say France opened its inquiry after U.S. authorities released additional Epstein-related files Clarin,Yahoo News,eldiario.es.
What is the French inquiry trying to establish?
French magistrates are trying to determine whether crimes were committed in France or whether people in France helped facilitate Epstein's abuse, including by connecting him with victims NDTV,Ouest France,actu.fr.
What happens next in the case?
Prosecutors say investigators are continuing to hear from potential victims, including some who live abroad, and are still reviewing the Epstein files; no potentially implicated person has been interviewed so far Le Parisien,20minutes,Al Jazeera Online.
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