associate of disgraced financier jeffrey epstein, found dead in a paris jail cell. prosecutors say french modeling agent jean-luc brunel was found alone, hanged with bed sheets in his cell at santo prison early saturday morning. the 75-year-old had been held in jail for over a year facing allegations of rape and human trafficking of underaged girls. officials would not comment on whether brunell killed himself and say they are still investigating the official cause of death. his arrest in late 2020 resulted from a probe by french prosecutors into whether epstein had committed sex crimes in france and had accomplices. brunel had been accused by several former models of sexual assault and rape, which he denied. he was put under formal investigation last june for rape of a minor over 15, according to