Close to 90 Flights Associated to Epstein Allegedly Came to or from British Airfields
An investigation has identified that close to 90 flights linked to Jeffrey Epstein allegedly touched down at and left British airfields, with some allegedly having onboard British women who claim they were abused by the convicted child sex offender.
Flight Logs Show Pattern of Travel
The travel manifests were part of thousands of legal papers and papers released by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the past year. The review identified 87 flights connected to Epstein – encompassing many that were not previously known – landing or taking off from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Travel
Unnamed “females” were documented among the individuals entering and exiting the UK. Crucially, 15 of these flights involving the UK took place after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a child.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his operations in the country,” said US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Court Cases
Evidence from one of the UK-based survivors helped convict Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. Yet, that victim has not been approached by police in the UK, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police indicated they had “not been provided with any new information that would support reopening the investigation.” They added, “Should new and relevant evidence be presented to us, including any arising from the release of documents in the US, we will assess it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to disclose every document held by the American government in relation to Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of documents are anticipated to be released.
In a related development, a federal judge decided last week that the department could disclose evidence from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
