no, the surveillance cameras were not knowingly turned off in his prison cell.

Presumed beater of American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, Jean-Luc Brunel had been remanded in custody since 2020 A death at the heart of the plot. Social networks are buzzing (here or there) with a rumor concerning the death of ex-model agent Jean-Luc Brunel. Presumed beater of American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, he had been remanded in custody since 2020 for “rape of a minor over the age of fifteen”. At dawn on February 19, he committed suicide in his cell in the prison of La Santé. Some of whom say that the cameras, supposed to monitor him, were conveniently down that day.

At the origin of the rumor: the British daily Daily Mail, which relays this information in an article. This is spreading like wildfire. Because it echoes the death of Epstein himself, who also committed suicide in prison, in 2019 in New York. At the time, the videotapes of his cell had been destroyed by mistake, according to the prosecutor.

But in the Jean-Luc Brunel case, concordant sources tell Désintox that no video failure has been observed. And for good reason: his cell was not equipped with cameras. Moreover, at the prison of Health, no cell is placed under video surveillance, confirms an agent of the establishment. The only exception in France: Salah Abdeslam’s cell in Fleury-Mérogis where the cameras are running 24 hours a day. The passageways of Health do have video surveillance, which in recent days has been in perfect working order, indicates the management of the prison administration. The Daily Mail article was edited shortly after publication. The sentence indicating that the cameras were not working was removed. On February 19 at dawn, he committed suicide in his cell in the prison of La Santé. Some of whom say that the cameras, supposed to monitor him, were conveniently down that day.