A French model recruiter who for over a decade arranged for Jeffrey Epstein to meet young women has been found dead in his home near Paris.
Daniel Siad’s body was discovered in his house in Colombes, a suburb of the French capital, on Monday. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death, according to Marie-Céline Lawrysz, deputy public prosecutor at the Nanterre Judicial Court.
CNN had recently interviewed Siad, who said he had no reason to believe two women he recommended to Epstein — and who had told CNN that Epstein had abused them — had been harmed by him.
Siad’s Relationship with Epstein
Siad’s name appears more than 2,000 times in the DOJ’s Epstein files. Files show Epstein paid tens of thousands of dollars to Siad.
In messages, Siad wrote to Epstein: “Cute French girl in Marrakesh… She said that she will (be) happy to meet you.” In another, he sent a photo of a woman, describing her as “very polite” with “potential” as a “model” or “assistant.” Epstein replied: “Too old.”
Siad repeatedly sent Epstein photos of young women he encountered during his travels, some in provocative poses.
What Siad Told CNN
Even after Epstein’s 2008 conviction on sex crimes, Siad continued seeking business ventures with him. Siad said Epstein had assured him he had paid for his crimes and that “this would never happen with anybody” Siad referred to him.
“I trusted him and believed this guy was a professional person,” Siad told CNN. “I never heard anything from anyone I introduced to him who came back to me that they had a bad situation.”
He said he had believed Epstein was a casting director for Victoria’s Secret and the modeling agency MC2. CNN found no evidence to support that claim.
Investigations and Allegations
Epstein’s ties to the modeling industry are part of ongoing investigations, including a criminal probe launched this year in Paris that is reviewing information related to Siad, according to the city’s chief prosecutor.
Siad was also facing accusations of abuse. A model accused him of rape when she was working in France in 1990. Siad denied the allegation.
The Bottom Line
Daniel Siad, a French model recruiter who arranged for Jeffrey Epstein to meet young women, has been found dead in his home near Paris. An autopsy is pending. Siad’s name appears thousands of times in Epstein’s files. He was recently interviewed by CNN and denied knowing that women he sent to Epstein had been abused. He faced a rape accusation and was part of an ongoing criminal probe in Paris.
