Analysis has found that nearly 90 flights linked to Jeffrey Epstein reportedly arrived at and departed from British airports, with some allegedly carrying women from the UK who assert they were exploited by the found guilty sex offender.
These aviation records were part of thousands of court documents and files released by Epstein’s estate that have been made public over the last year. The review found 87 flights linked to Epstein – encompassing many that were not previously known – arriving or departing from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Unnamed female passengers were listed among the travelers travelling into and out of the UK. Significantly, 15 of these flights involving the UK occurred after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“It was ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his activities in the country,” remarked American attorneys representing numerous Epstein survivors.
Testimony from one of the British victims was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that victim has never been contacted by British law enforcement, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the the Met said they had “not received any further information that would support reopening the probe.” They added, “Should fresh and pertinent evidence be brought to our attention, encompassing any arising from the disclosure of material in the US, we will assess it.”
Proposed legislation to release every document held by the American government in concerning Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of documents are projected to be released.
Additionally, a federal judge ruled last week that the DOJ could disclose investigative materials from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.