Overlooking Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Epstein’s Avenue Foch lair hid bearskin rugs, stuffed elephants, dragon wallpaper, and Epstein lounging with topless girls. U.S. files fuel new French trafficking and money laundering investigations.
BY PC Bureau
February 25, 2026 – Newly released photographs from a 2019 police raid on Jeffrey Epstein’s opulent Paris apartment have exposed a macabre interior lined with sex toys, taxidermied animals, and walls covered in framed images of nude young women, intensifying a fresh French investigation into the late financier’s alleged sex trafficking network.
The images, published exclusively by French newspaper Le Parisien, were seized during a search of the 18-room luxury property at 22 Avenue Foch – a stone’s throw from the Champs-Élysées in one of Paris’s wealthiest enclaves. Epstein, the convicted sex offender who died in 2019, bought the apartment in 2001 for millions, transforming it into what prosecutors describe as a site of sexual exploitation.
A “Massage Chamber” and Bizarre Taxidermy
The photos paint a garish picture: blood-red walls dominate a dimly lit “massage chamber” equipped with a professional table, where Paris prosecutors believe assaults occurred. Lining shelves and floors are explicit sex toys, lubricants, and “massage devices” scattered openly. One room features dragon-patterned wallpaper evoking an orientalist fantasy, while a red-leather study holds shelves of financial ledgers alongside phallic objets d’art.
Most disturbing are the rotunda and display areas overlooking the iconic Arc de Triomphe. A massive bearskin rug sprawls beneath antelope horns, a stuffed elephant calf’s trunk frozen mid-curl, and a vulture with wings half-spread. The color palette – fiery reds, hot pinks, searing oranges – amplifies the claustrophobic intensity, with low lighting casting long shadows over the macabre collection.
One frame captures Epstein himself lounging shirtless beside two topless women, their poses suggestive and eyes vacant. Dozens more photos of naked or semi-nude young women – many appearing underage – plaster walls like trophies, their youthful faces staring blankly from gilded frames.
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Renewed Probes Sparked by U.S. Files
The images’ release coincides with two new investigations launched last week by Paris prosecutors, prompted by a massive dump of Epstein-related documents from the U.S. Justice Department. Prosecutor Laure Beccuau announced the probes on France Info radio, vowing to scour public files, media reports, and complaints from child protection NGOs like Innocence en Danger.
Human Trafficking Inquiry: Focuses on recruitment, transportation, and solicitation of minors for sexual purposes, potentially involving dozens of victims funneled through Epstein’s circle.
Financial Crimes Probe: Targets money laundering, corruption, breaches of public trust, and tax fraud tied to Epstein’s shadowy finances and influential network.
Beccuau urged victims to come forward, stating, “No stone will be left unturned in delivering justice.” French authorities have received tips from U.S. survivors, including allegations of “massage” sessions at the apartment doubling as abuse.
Links to Jean-Luc Brunel and Modeling Pipeline
The Avenue Foch property links directly to Epstein’s associate Jean-Luc Brunel, the French modeling scout accused of procuring girls as young as 12 for Epstein’s abuse. Brunel allegedly raped minors there, using his MC2 Model Management agency as a hunting ground. Arrested in 2020, he hanged himself with bedsheets in a Paris jail in February 2022 while awaiting trial on rape and trafficking charges. His death halted proceedings, but U.S. files have revived scrutiny of his role.
Investigators believe Brunel hosted “casting calls” at the apartment, luring aspiring models with promises of Paris Fashion Week gigs before delivering them to Epstein’s orbit. Seized documents reference coded payments from Epstein to Brunel totaling over €1 million, masked as “scouting fees.”
Epstein’s Global Web of Abuse
Epstein, 66, died by suicide in August 2019 in a Manhattan federal jail while facing charges of sex trafficking minors and conspiracy. His 2008 Florida plea deal – just 13 months for soliciting a minor – drew outrage, allowing him to continue jetting between his New York mansion, Little St. James island, and Paris pied-à-terre.
The Paris apartment underscores Epstein’s international reach: flight logs show his “Lolita Express” jet landing at nearby Le Bourget airport dozens of times, ferrying elites like Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew (both denying wrongdoing). French police raided the property hours after Epstein’s arrest, but details remained sealed until Le Parisien‘s FOIA push.
Victim Advocacy and Official Response
Survivor groups hailed the photos’ publication as a breakthrough. “These images strip away the glamour – this was a predator’s lair,” said Anne-Claire Le Breton of Innocence en Danger. French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin pledged resources, noting, “Epstein’s shadow crossed borders; so must our pursuit of truth.”
The probes could implicate living accomplices, including Epstein’s ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell (serving 20 years in the U.S.) and unnamed French elites. No charges have been filed, but prosecutors hint at sealed witness statements from the 2019 raid.
As global attention reignites, the Avenue Foch photos serve as stark evidence of Epstein’s modus operandi: wealth weaponized for exploitation, hidden in plain sight amid Paris’s glittering elite. Victims’ voices, long silenced, now demand accountability.
