French Modelling Scout with Epstein Ties Found Dead Outside Paris
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- Daniel Siad, a 69-year-old French modelling scout with close ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead at his home outside Paris.
- Siad was under investigation in France for allegations including rape and human trafficking, and an autopsy will be carried out to determine the cause of death.
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Daniel Siad, a French modelling scout, was under investigation in France for allegations including rape and human trafficking, accused of aiding US financier Jeffrey Epstein.
A French modelling scout with close ties to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors and his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Under investigation in France, Daniel Siad, 69, was one of several French men accused of aiding the US financier to traffic and abuse women.
Siad had not yet been questioned by investigators, but had denied the allegations.
“An investigation to determine the cause of death was opened on Monday evening following the discovery,” the prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre said. An autopsy will be carried out as part of the probe.
French investigators had been investigating Siad – who said he also held Swedish citizenship – over allegations including rape and human trafficking.
Siad’s lawyer Menya Arab-Tigrine said her client had requested to give his side of the story before he died.
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An autopsy will be carried out to determine the cause of Daniel Siad's death.
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