Latvia has opened a criminal investigation into possible human trafficking following the release of documents related to the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that referenced Latvian models and agencies, police announced Thursday.

The probe, conducted in cooperation with the country’s prosecutors and Organised Crime Bureau, will focus on “the possible recruitment of Latvian nationals for sexual exploitation in the United States,” according to a police statement. Authorities are urging potential victims to come forward.

Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics called for the investigation after public broadcaster reports revealed that the documents included passport and travel information for several Latvian women. Eriks Neisans, head of the Natalie modelling agency named in the documents, denied any wrongdoing.

The documents, released by the U.S. Justice Department, detail Epstein’s connections to numerous high-profile figures in politics, finance, academia, and business both before and after his 2008 conviction for prostitution-related charges.

Lithuania, Latvia’s neighbor, has also launched a human trafficking investigation earlier this week, signaling heightened scrutiny across the region in the wake of the Epstein document disclosures.