Newly released U.S. Justice Department documents reveal that French model agent Jean-Luc Brunel, a key accomplice to Jeffrey Epstein, was prepared to testify against Epstein in 2016, offering incriminating evidence in exchange for immunity. Handwritten notes from a federal prosecutor indicate Brunel admitted to facilitating underage girls for Epstein and had a meeting scheduled with New York prosecutors. However, contact abruptly ceased, with documents suggesting Epstein may have intervened to prevent Brunel's cooperation. This setback, according to Epstein victims' lawyers, delayed justice for years, allowing more than 50 additional girls to become victims before Epstein's 2019 arrest. Brunel, who co-founded the Epstein-funded MC2 Model Management agency used to recruit for Epstein's network, was later arrested in 2020 and died in prison in 2022. France has announced a special unit to re-examine the case based on these new findings.