与已故性犯罪者杰弗瑞·爱泼斯坦有关联的模特经纪人丹尼尔·西亚德于本周一在巴黎西北郊区科隆贝斯的住所被发现身亡，终年69岁[1]。
西亚德的名字在美国司法部解密的爱泼斯坦档案中出现超过1000份文件[2]，多名受害者指控他充当人口贩运者，将她们介绍给爱泼斯坦用于性虐待和贩运[1][2]。一名受害者Anya称这是"一次完整的设局"，并描述西亚德为"本质上是一个专业贩运者"[1]。
西亚德在法国面临多项指控，包括强奸罪名[1][2]。瑞典模特埃博·卡尔松指控西亚德在1990年在斯德哥尔摩对她进行了性骚扰，随后在法国强奸了她[2]。他当时正在接受法国人口贩运专门检察官的调查，但尚未被询问或拘留[1][2]。卡尔松对西亚德的死亡表示"非常沮丧"，称"他非常接近被逮捕"[2]。
检察官办公室已启动调查以确定死因，并将进行尸检[1]。一名律师表示，缓慢的调查步伐导致西亚德在被讯问或被警方拘留之前死亡，使受害者失去了"追求真实和正义的关键步骤"[1]。前模特也表达了担忧，称"一个重要的链条刚刚消失得无影无踪，甚至没有机会恢复丹尼尔·西亚德可能拥有的信息"[1]。
Daniel Siad, a 69-year-old French modelling scout connected to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was discovered dead at his home in Colombes, a suburb northwest of Paris, on Monday evening [1][2]. His death has triggered an investigation into the circumstances, with prosecutors ordering an autopsy to determine the cause [1].
Siad's name appeared thousands of times in declassified U.S. government files related to Epstein [1], with his details documented in over 1,000 files from the Department of Justice's Epstein archive [2]. Victims have accused him of acting as a human trafficker, introducing women to Epstein for exploitation and abuse [1]. He faced multiple complaints in France, including rape allegations, with the first complaint submitted in February [1].
Swedish model Ebba Karlsson accused Siad of sexual harassment in Stockholm in 1990 and subsequently raping her in France when she was 20 years old [2]. Following her allegations, Karlsson expressed being "very upset" about his death, noting that "he was very close to being arrested" [2]. One victim identified as Anya described the situation as "a complete setup" and characterized Siad as "essentially a professional trafficker" [1].
Siad had been under investigation by French prosecutors specializing in human trafficking but had not yet been questioned before his death [2]. A lawyer, Anne-Claire Le Jeune, stated that "slow investigation pace led to his death before he could be questioned or detained by police, depriving victims of a crucial step toward seeking truth and justice" [1]. Another former model lamented that "an important link just disappeared without a trace, without even a chance to recover information Daniel Siad may have possessed" [1].
The death comes amid broader French efforts to investigate the Epstein case. The French authorities announced earlier this year the formation of a specialized task force to analyze evidence from the Epstein files [2]. Jean-Luc Brunel, Siad's former employer and a prominent model agent in Paris, New York, and Miami, died by suicide in prison in February 2022 [2]. Epstein himself died in prison in 2019 [2].