French modelling scout Daniel Siad, 69, who had close ties to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors and his lawyer have said.

Marie-Céline Lawrysz, Deputy Public Prosecutor at the Nanterre Judicial Court, told CNN that an autopsy would be conducted to establish the cause of death.

Siad was under investigation in France for allegedly helping Epstein traffic and abuse women.