Overview
- Ebba Karlson, 56, filed a criminal complaint in Paris on February 10 alleging she was raped in 1990 at a villa in Cannes and asking prosecutors to investigate rape and human trafficking.
- She says she recognized the suspect decades later in photographs from declassified U.S. Justice Department materials after an earlier 2020 complaint against Gérald Marie was closed under France’s statute of limitations.
- The accused, reported as modeling scout Daniel Siad, is described in the files as a recruiter linked to Jeffrey Epstein; he has denied wrongdoing, saying he only introduced models and did not bring underage or abused women to Epstein.
- Documents reviewed by AFP show Siad appears in more than 1,000 DOJ records, including emails discussing girls’ ages, attached photos, and references to payments from Epstein, such as a noted $25,000 “loan.”
- The document release has prompted broader scrutiny in France, including Jack Lang’s resignation and a financial probe into possible Epstein-linked payments, as advocacy groups press for an inquiry into alleged abuse at Epstein’s Paris residence on Avenue Foch.