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Around 10 ‘new’ victims in France’s Epstein investigation: Paris prosecutor

South China Morning Post · · 177 words · By Agence France-Presse
Legal Investigation Jeffrey Epstein case Human Trafficking
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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Around 10 “new” suspected victims have come forward in a French investigation into the network of the late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein”
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Multiple independent web search results explicitly state that around 10 new suspected victims have come forward in France's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's network, citing the Paris prosecutor.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cultivated connections with influential individuals and institutions across the globe. Epstein was personally connected with many members of the transn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_of_Jeffrey_Epstein
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On August 10, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein, an American financier and a child sex offender, was found unresponsive in his jail cell at 6:30 a.m, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City, hang…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Jeffrey_Epstein
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeffrey Edward Epstein (January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and child sex offender. He began his career as a math teacher at the Dalton School, before entering the banking an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein
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“France opened a human trafficking investigation after the US Justice Department in January released the latest cache of files from the investigation into the disgraced financier”
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The claim is reported by France24 and corroborated by multiple web search results stating that France opened a human trafficking investigation following the US Justice Department's release of files in January.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA) is a law passed by the 119th United States Congress and signed by President Donald Trump on November 19, 2025. It requires the U.S. Attorney General to "make …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files are a partially released collection of millions of documents, images, videos, and emails detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epste…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_files
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, developed a social and professional relationship with financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that began in the late 1980s and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relationship_of_Donald_Trump_a…
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“Jeffrey Epstein died in prison in 2019 while facing charges of trafficking underage girls for sex”
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The fact that Jeffrey Epstein died in prison in 2019 while facing sex trafficking charges is confirmed by Wikipedia and multiple news outlets (USA TODAY, France24).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cultivated connections with influential individuals and institutions across the globe. Epstein was personally connected with many members of the transn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_of_Jeffrey_Epstein
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files are a partially released collection of millions of documents, images, videos, and emails detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epste…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epstein_files
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cultivated an elite social circle of prominent individuals from across Western high society. He was acquaintances or friends with public f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_life_of_Jeffrey_Epste…
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“Top Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said around 20 suspected victims had made themselves known after she in February urged potential victims to speak up”
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The statement by Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau regarding approximately 20 suspected victims coming forward after her February appeal is reported by both France24 and independent web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 October 2025, thieves disguised as construction workers stole eight pieces of the French Crown Jewels valued at approximately €88 million from the Galerie d'Apollon (lit. 'Apollo's Gallery') of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Louvre_heist
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web search NEUTRAL — Top Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said around 20 suspected victims had made themselves known after she urged potential victims to speak up in February.
https://thesun.my/news/world-news/french-epstein-probe-yield…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau confirmed that the French authorities know the identities of 26 of the 27 bodies recovered from the sea when a boat capsized in the waters off Calais on 24 November.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/channel-trag…
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