Epstein was reported to have links in France.
PARIS — France opened an investigation on Friday into the alleged rape of minors and a raft of other charges linked to the Jeffrey Epstein case, the chief Paris prosecutor announced.
Epstein, a magnate who rubbed shoulders with the elite and politically powerful and owned a Caribbean island, killed himself Aug. 10 in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges. He was 66. Numerous women in the United States have claimed they were sexually abused by Epstein.
The charges being probed in the investigation include rape of minors 15 and older, sexual aggression and criminal association with a view of committing crimes. In France, a preliminary investigation can lead to formal charges and a trial — or be thrown out if evidence doesn’t warrant pursuing the case.
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