French modelling scout Daniel Siad faces fresh allegations of grooming ex-models for Jeffrey Epstein
A former French model has accused scout Daniel Siad of orchestrating a grooming process that led her to Jeffrey Epstein's premises in 2004, alleging she was held without her passport and coerced into intimate encounters.
Former French model Juliette G. has publicly accused Daniel Siad, a modelling scout with close ties to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, of grooming her to introduce her to the convicted sex offender. G, who has requested her surname be withheld to protect her privacy, describes a calculated process of manipulation that began in Paris in 2004 when she was 21 years old.
According to the account provided to AFP, Siad approached G under the guise of professional opportunities in the United States. She describes this initial contact as a "targeting" stage where the scout gauged her willingness to accept vague terms without asking difficult questions. Following this assessment, G was sent a plane ticket to New York and an address on Madison Avenue, accompanied by reassurance from her modelling agency that Siad was a known contact.
Upon arriving in New York, G alleges she was immediately confined in a building without her passport, rendering her unable to leave. This period of detention, which she terms "hostage taking," involved Epstein offering her $120 and access to a limousine for shopping, creating a sense of indebtedness despite her not having initially requested financial assistance.
The core of the allegation concerns G's exposure to Epstein's premises, where she claims the financier showed her photos zooming in on women's intimate body parts. She states that Epstein demanded to see her own body, including her breasts, to recommend her to agencies, arguing that her physique was not up to standard and that she required three months to "get back into shape." G alleges that during this encounter, Epstein groped her and offered to set her up as a party escort if she needed money.
G states she eventually secured her passport from a pile of documents containing approximately twenty passports and left the situation. She notes that she is speaking out now to assist investigators in identifying Epstein's accomplices. Siad, who is currently under investigation in France, has denied these accusations.
The report also highlights similar allegations against Gerald Marie, the former European head of the Elite modelling agency. Former Swedish model Ebba Karlsson has accused Siad of grooming her in the 1990s, alleging he raped her in a pool house near Cannes before introducing her to Marie. Marie's lawyer has denounced these claims as unfounded, citing a dropped rape probe from 2023.
