Daniel Siad’s thousands of emails and messages found in the Epstein files show in grim detail the depravity of the US fraudster and paedophile and how his sex-trafficking ring operated.
Jeffrey Epstein would tell the Paris-based “model scout” the type of girl he wanted, and Siad would go hunting. Spying a “suitable” victim, he would promise the young woman a modelling career in New York.
Once there, Epstein would introduce himself and the grooming and sexual exploitation would begin.
By examining the Epstein files, Irish Times Europe correspondent Naomi O’Leary built up a profile of Siad and was able to contact one of his victims to hear how Siad’s operation worked.
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Siad, who was 69, died from undetermined causes at his home in Paris on July 20th. At the time of his death, he was under investigation for a rape charge.
How was this related to the Epstein files? Why were French officials so slow to act against him despite mounting evidence? Will his death - like that of Epstein and another French model scout, Jean-Luc Brunel, both by suicide - mean thousands of victims will never see justice?
Paris-based O’Leary explores the details.
Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by John Casey.
