Former modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel was found dead in custody, sources close to the case say.
The 74-year-old Frenchman, alleged tout of young girls for the benefit of Jeffrey Epstein, the now deceased American billionaire, was indicted in December for "rape of minors" and "sexual harassment".
The suspect had also been placed under the intermediate status of assisted witness for acts of "aggravated human trafficking to the detriment of minor victims for the purpose of sexual exploitation".
According to our information, the septuagenarian was found dead by hanging last night.
He was found around 1 a.m. during the night patrol.
He could not be revived, said a prison source.
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