A known friend and associate of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew was found dead in a French prison cell overnight.

Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modeling scout and manager who was being investigated for the alleged rape and sexual abuse of teenage girls, killed himself during the night in his cell at La Sante prison in Paris, the same way Epstein died in 2019, prison officials said Saturday. Brunel was discovered at approximately 1 a.m. by a prison guard during a routine check during the night.