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Daniel Siad, a French-Swedish modeling scout accused of recruiting women for Epstein, was found dead at his home near Paris. French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the cause of death, as he faced rape and human trafficking allegations.
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Suspected Epstein accomplice Daniel Siad found dead in France
Daniel Siad, a French-Swedish modelling scout with close ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead at his home in a Paris suburb, prosecutors and his lawyer confirmed Wednesday.
Siad, 69, was among several French men accused of helping Epstein traffic and abuse women. He was found dead in Colombes on Monday. The Nanterre prosecutor's office said an investigation was opened that evening to determine the cause of death, with an autopsy planned as part of the probe.
French investigators had been looking into Siad over allegations including rape and human trafficking, though he had not yet been questioned. He had denied the allegations and said he wanted the chance to give his account.
His lawyer, Menya Arab-Tigrine, told AFP that "he is dead and he was innocent." She added that if he did die of a heart attack, the constant pressure and anxiety he had been under likely played a role.
Documents, past statements
Siad's name reportedly appears in more than 1,000 documents released as part of the declassified Epstein files. In a 2014 email to Epstein, he described his recruitment work in casual terms, comparing it to fishing, sometimes successful and sometimes not, and maintained that Epstein had exploited his trust.
Several women have accused Siad of recruiting them for Epstein. A former French model, identified only as Juliette G. to protect her privacy, said she was introduced to Epstein through Siad in 2004 and viewed him as a potential source of answers about what happened.
Former Swedish model Ebba Karlsson, who filed the first complaint against Siad in February accusing him of rape when she was 20, told AFP that the case had been close to resulting in his arrest and expressed frustration that justice would no longer be possible through him. Karlsson has also linked Siad to Gerald Marie, former European head of the Elite modelling agency, who faces separate rape and trafficking accusations from multiple women and has denied wrongdoing.
Lisa Brinkworth, a former BBC journalist and co-founder of a support collective for modeling industry abuse victims, said the Paris prosecutor's office had known Siad was closely tied to Epstein and facing serious allegations, and criticized the lack of action against him. She called for prosecutors to investigate other individuals connected to Epstein facing similar accusations.
Another death in mysterious circumstances
Siad's death follows a familiar pattern among men linked to Epstein's network. French authorities arrested modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel in 2020 over allegations that he had procured women for Epstein. Brunel was later found dead in his cell at La Sante prison in Paris in February 2022, a death French authorities classified as suicide.
Epstein himself died in prison in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. He was found unresponsive in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, and his death was also ruled a suicide. Subsequent reporting and government reviews pointed to lapses in overnight supervision before he was discovered during a morning check.
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