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Poland starts human trafficking probe into Epstein ring
Investigation targets recruitment and transport of victims for sexual exploitation from 2009 to 2019, with Poland seeking assistance from France and Sweden, prosecutors said.
- On Wednesday, the Polish National Prosecutor's Office announced an investigation into human trafficking tied to Epstein, involving France and Sweden for assistance.
- Documents from Epstein's files show prosecutors have reasonable suspicion of human trafficking in Poland, while Prime Minister Donald Tusk said last month officials examine ties to Russian intelligence and Poland.
- Investigators say recruitment in Poland included misleading offers to women and minors and arranging their transport abroad for sexual exploitation.
- Poland has mobilized the secret service, prosecutors and police and submitted international requests, with human trafficking punishable by up to 20 years in prison, Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek said.
- The files link a recruiter to Jean‑Luc Brunel and show Daniel Siad scouting models across Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic; Siad has denied committing crimes, Swedish media reported.
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Poland will seek information and evidence from France and Sweden in its investigation into human trafficking linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The prosecutors intend to examine whether women – including minors – have been recruited in Poland, "by misleading them about the true nature of the employment envisaged abroad".
In Poland, the Epstein files are analysed. Because women are supposed to have been recruited there and then exploited, the justice system investigates alleged trafficking in human beings.
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hbl.fiPoland is investigating suspected human trafficking linked to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Polish prosecutors say.
Polish law enforcement has officially opened an investigation into alleged human trafficking after an initial analysis of documents in the Epstein case. The documents give reason to suspect that young women were also recruited for sexual exploitation in Poland, the prosecutor's office in Warsaw said.
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