What witness testimony implicated Brunel or Wexner in facilitating access to young women and models?
Executive summary
Witness testimony in the unsealed Epstein-related court records and depositions repeatedly identifies Jean‑Luc Brunel as a modeling agent who allegedly sourced young women — including minors — for Jeffrey Epstein and his circle, with Virginia Giuffre saying Brunel “would bring girls as young as twelve” to the U.S. and “farm them out” to friends, especially Epstein [1]. Multiple depositions and documents also mention Les (Leslie) Wexner as someone connected to Epstein whose testimony plaintiffs and reporters say could be relevant; victims’ lawyers have sought to subpoena Wexner and some victims named him in testimony as someone with possible knowledge, though the records do not provide a direct witness statement that Wexner personally facilitated recruiting the models in the same explicit terms attributed to Brunel [2] [3] [4].
1. Brunel: the modeling agent named in victim depositions
Victim depositions and the unsealed files portray Jean‑Luc Brunel as an active recruiter and model‑agency conduit who allegedly “bring[s] girls as young as twelve to the United States for sexual purposes and farm[ed] them out to his friends, especially Epstein,” language reported in the documents and summarized by outlets including Time and CBS News [1] [2]. Brunel was the subject of French and international investigations, was arrested in 2020, faced charges including rape and trafficking, and died in a Paris jail in 2022 while awaiting trial — facts that reporters have linked to multiple witness accounts in the unsealed material [4] [5].
2. Giuffre’s deposition: direct allegations about Brunel’s role
Virginia Giuffre’s deposition, unsealed among the court records, states she was sent by Ghislaine Maxwell “to have sex with Brunel ‘at many places’” and also recounts Brunel’s alleged pattern of bringing underage girls to supply them to Epstein and his associates, which is cited in reporting by Time and other outlets reviewing the files [1]. Those passages are the clearest examples in the public court record of witness testimony directly implicating Brunel in sourcing young women and models for Epstein’s network [1].
3. Wexner: mentioned, subpoenaed, but not accused in the same terms
Les Wexner appears repeatedly across the document releases and in victim questioning; journalists and victims’ lawyers say his testimony may shed light on the network [3] [6]. Reporting shows plaintiffs in unrelated Ohio State abuse litigation have sought to subpoena Wexner and that he is mentioned in multiple Epstein estate and deposition files — including a 2011 interview transcript in which Giuffre suggested he “has relevant information” though she said she did not expect full truthfulness [3]. However, the available unsealed documents cited in these sources do not contain a deposition that phrases Wexner as directly recruiting or “farming out” underage girls in the explicit terms used against Brunel [2] [3].
4. Different evidentiary weight: Brunel’s accused acts vs. Wexner’s association
Public records and reportage differentiate Brunel’s alleged operational role (model scouting, international transport of young women, direct victim accusations) from Wexner’s role as a close associate of Epstein and someone plaintiffs believe has relevant information about others — a distinction reflected in how outlets summarize witness testimony and filings [1] [3]. Brunel was arrested and charged in France; Giuffre and other victims offered direct allegations against him in depositions. Wexner, by contrast, has been named in depositions and appears extensively in Epstein materials, but the cited sources show allegations against him are framed as potential knowledge or association rather than the same kind of recruitment testimony attributed to Brunel [4] [6].
5. Competing perspectives and legal posture in the records
News outlets note that many high‑profile names in the files — including Wexner — have denied wrongdoing or disputed specific accusations [6] [7]. Court documents unsealed in 2024 and 2025 include both victim testimony and redactions; some people named sought to keep identities sealed or have denied involvement when contacted, which means the public record is a mix of sworn statements, allegations, denials and redacted material [2] [6] [4].
6. What the records do not show, and reporting limits
Available sources do not mention a single, unambiguous witness statement in these unsealed files that says Wexner personally recruited or transported underage models in the explicit, operational language used about Brunel; the records instead show he is frequently mentioned and sought for testimony by plaintiffs [3] [6]. Full evaluation of each allegation requires access to the primary deposition transcripts and the pending unsealed materials; journalists and litigants continue to press for more disclosure and testimony [3] [2].
Bottom line: witness testimony in the unsealed Epstein documents and depositions directly accuses Jean‑Luc Brunel of sourcing and transporting underage girls for Epstein’s network [1]. Les Wexner is heavily mentioned across the files and targeted by plaintiffs seeking testimony, but the public records cited here show his implication is framed as association or potential knowledge rather than the same kind of recruitment testimony formally attributed to Brunel [3] [6].