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Paris prosecutors open 2 Epstein-linked probes; British police coordinate efforts

SYLVIE CORBET and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press
Feb 18, 2026
Feb 18, 2026 Updated Feb 27, 2026
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A man walks his dog Aug.13, 2019, next to an apartment building owned by Jeffrey Epstein in Paris.

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Commuters walk past a bus stop July 17 as activists put up a poster showing President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein near the US Embassy in London.

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A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Feb. 10, shows a photo of Epstein on a inmate report from the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

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Britain's Prince Andrew, left, and Britain's King Charles III leave after the Requiem Mass service for the Duchess of Kent on Sept. 16 at Westminster Cathedral in London.

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SYLVIE CORBET and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press

PARIS — Paris prosecutors opened two new investigations Wednesday into potential sex abuse crimes and financial wrongdoing linked to Jeffrey Epstein and called on possible victims to come forward.

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