December 17, 2020 – Just days after the arrest of Peter Nygard the “Canadian Jeffrey Epstein,” longtime Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell associate Jean-Luc Brunel has been arrested at a Paris airport, charged with a litany of sex crimes. PatriotsSoapbox.com has been reporting on the Epstein case and his associates in a previously published article entitled “MISSING: Jean Luc Brunel International Model Scout and Alleged Procurer for Pedophile Epstein.” We inquired of his whereabouts and asked the question, “Would Brunel ever be arrested for his participation in Epstein’s crimes?”
Today, that question has finally be answered. This is a significant week for victims of child sex trafficking, and a stunning victory for those who were abused by Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. The message is clear: you will not get away with crimes against children, not anymore.
Reuters reports “Jean-Luc Brunel, who knew Jeffrey Epstein, in custody-prosecutor” that Brunel was nabbed at the airport and is now in custody:
Frenchman Jean-Luc Brunel – who knew deceased sex offender and U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein – was placed in custody on Wednesday in Paris, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Thursday.
The department also told Reuters that his custody was part of a probe opened last year into allegations of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment.
Brunel, who has denied any wrongdoing, had in 2015 sued Epstein, claiming Epstein’s high-profile legal troubles had unfairly embroiled him and damaged his modelling agency’s reputation.
Epstein died in August 2019 in his jail cell in the United States, and an autopsy report concluded he hanged himself. – Reuters
Although Brunel himself denied he was involved in Epstein’s crimes, testimony and evidence has surfaced that appears to implicate him. Photos have appeared of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jean-Luc Brunel on Epstein’s Little St. James island, aka Orgy Island, goofing around and hugging while Brunel wears a cap that says “Israel Army,” perhaps indicating his employer?
Jean-Luc Brunel detained.
First Nygard arrested, now Brunel. Bad week for the wealthy pedos! https://t.co/61k2vS8D9k
— AwareAnon (@AwareAnon) December 17, 2020
The Times of Israel has published an article on the arrest and explains that Brunel was arrested while trying to board a flight to Senegal.
— File411 (@File411) December 17, 2020
Twitter investigator File411 has been covering the Epstein case, and has shared his investigation of Ghislaine Corp, set up by Jeffrey Epstein.
Apparently some of the FL SCC documents I linked in the two subthreads are either broken or won’t fetch.
I am in the process of converting to PDFs & uploading to a public drive. And I’ll tweet the converted files throughout the day as my free time allowshttps://t.co/vu8NzXwguM— File411 (@File411) December 17, 2020
Brunel may be involved in Ghislaine Corp, as a SUN MODELS, INC is mentioned.
Oh DEAR ME
“he faces charges related to rape and sexual assault on minors, sexual harassment and human trafficking of minors for sexual exploitation. Brunel could be held for questioning for up to 96 hours, depending on what charges are pressed”https://t.co/U5PWj5hleS pic.twitter.com/dtUdHb46Xe
— File411 (@File411) December 17, 2020
While Brunel has been detained, we are unsure at this time if he will be held for more than 96 hours, nor whether he will face extradition to the U.S. for his role in Epstein’s sex trafficking ring.
Bill Cosby in jail.
Harvey Weinstein in jail.
Jeffrey Epstein in jail + dead.
Ghislaine Maxwell in jail.
Peter Nygard in jail.
Jean-Luc Brunel in jail.We're getting somewhere. #Keepfighting
Would like to see Leslie Wexner, Prince Andrew & the rest of the rapists on this list.
— Kirby Sommers author, feminist, sex slave survivor (@KirbySommers) December 17, 2020
Kirby Sommers, a victim herself and now an author and investigator has explained that today has been a victory for victims, and reminding everyone that Prince Andrew and Leslie Wexner – other Epstein associates are still at large.
BREAKING: Modeling scout Jean-Luc Brunel, one of Jeffrey Epstein's accused recruiters, arrested on sex trafficking charges. https://t.co/lE8jCOcyZn
— julie k. brown (@jkbjournalist) December 17, 2020
Julie Brown of the Miami Herald has done excellent work on the Epstein scandal and has been credited with bringing the case back into the public spotlight.
The media has known about Jean Luc Brunel for 30+ years and has been complicit all along the way. Please watch the video linked in this tweet, by @JasonBermas about the @DianeSawyer interview in 1988.https://t.co/6cj5fusC2K
— Bigfish (@trebillion) December 17, 2020
Bigfish, Twitter investigator and Epstein chronicler has reminded everyone that the media was well aware of allegations regarding Jean-Luc Brunel going back decades and largely ignored and buried the stories.
The arrest of Jean-Luc Brunel will reveal that in addition to raping young girls, these victims were also sodomized and turned into drug addicts.
Many were killed and some ended their own lives.
We have not seen the complete depravity of the dark world of Jeffrey Epstein.
— Kirby Sommers author, feminist, sex slave survivor (@KirbySommers) December 17, 2020
Ms. Sommers claims that in addition to raping young girls, Brunel would turn them into drug addicts, ruining their lives even more. She also states that some of these victims were murdered, so they can never come forward to tell their stories.
#JeanLucBrunel these are the very serious charges for which he was taken into custody yesterday
– rape and sexual assault.
– rape and sexual assault on a 15-year-old minor.
– rape and sexual assault on minors over 15 years old.
– sexual harassment
– conspiracy
– Human trafficking pic.twitter.com/do5qC6uUHA— La French ConAction..🇫🇷 (@LFConaction) December 17, 2020
According to a French investigator, Brunel stands accused of a number of crimes including rape, sexual assault, rape and sex assault of a minor younger than 15 years of age, sexual harassment, conspiracy and sex trafficking.
Jean-Luc Brunel owned a luxury apartment on Avenue Foch in Paris. Flight logs showed that Brunel traveled on Epstein's private planes at least 25 times between 1998 and 2005.
Visitor logs show Brunel visited Jeffrey Epstein when he was in the Florida jail 67 times.
— Kirby Sommers author, feminist, sex slave survivor (@KirbySommers) December 17, 2020
If Brunel denies his involvement, the questions we must ask are what he was doing traveling to the island so many times, and why did he visit Epstein in jail over 60 times?
BREAKING: Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modeling agent and close ally and alleged pimp to late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, is in custody in Paris after attempting to board a flight to Dakar https://t.co/aLCUmGorE2
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 17, 2020
The Daily Beast has mildly reported on the Epstein scandal, but they neglect to report at the same level of detail that some independent investigators have.
Jean-Luc Brunel who gifted Jeffrey Epstein three 12 year old girls has finally been arrested in Paris as he waited to board a plane to Senegal.
Brunel is an alleged rapist, cocaine abuser & supplier of minors to human sex traffickers.
He has evaded justice for over 40 years. https://t.co/m8iv0PDZos
— Kirby Sommers author, feminist, sex slave survivor (@KirbySommers) December 17, 2020
Kirby Sommers has written several books on the Epstein case, and she has done tremendous work in uncovering details about Epstein associates when no one else has. I highly recommend all her books, but specifically “Bonnie’s Clyde” about Ghislaine Maxwell’s role in the scandal.
perversion, sodomy, lewd and lascivious act upon a minor fled the U.S. and has lived in France happily for decades.
Imo, it has been the non-stop discussions we have had here and on other social media platforms that have, finally, embarrassed the French officials into action.
— Kirby Sommers author, feminist, sex slave survivor (@KirbySommers) December 17, 2020
Kirby says that in France, sex abuse and child sex trafficking are not taken seriously and the crimes are rarely prosecuted.
Kirby reminds us that the arrest of Brunel may encourage more courageous victims to come forward and tell their stories. We must support these girls to talk about what happened to them. Their stories could help other victims heal and can give young girls pause before getting involved with duplicitous men of this sort.
ICYMI, Jean-Luc Brunel's friend Steve Mnuchin, who is the current Secretary of the Treasury under the Trump administration was the contact person for Brunel's "modeling" (aka human trafficking) company 'Next Time Corp.'
Let's remember ALL their names. #JeanLucBrunel #Mnuchin https://t.co/Hx6KrWdhxh
— Kirby Sommers author, feminist, sex slave survivor (@KirbySommers) December 17, 2020
We must demand that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin come forward with what he knows about Jean-Luc Brunel, and explain what he was doing listed as the contact person for one of Brunel’s “modeling” companies. It is crucial that we understand: child sex trafficking and abuse has no political party. Both are implicated in numerous scandals and we must require that they be held accountable. Only by shining a light in the the darkness, can we uncover what has been hidden there and buried.
This story is still developing, we will continue to update it as more information comes out.