Close to 90 Air Travels Linked to Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airports
A review has found that approximately 90 flights linked to Jeffrey Epstein reportedly touched down at and left British airfields, with some reportedly transporting British women who assert they were abused by the convicted sex offender.
Flight Logs Uncover Pattern of Movement
The travel manifests were among thousands of court documents and papers released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over the last year. The investigation identified 87 flights tied to Epstein – encompassing many that were hitherto undisclosed – coming into or leaving from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and After Guilty Verdict Flights
Unnamed women were recorded among the travelers travelling into and out of the UK. Crucially, 15 of these UK flights occurred after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a child.
“It was ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his operations in the country,” stated US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein victims.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
Evidence from one of the British victims helped convict Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. Yet, that survivor has not been approached by British law enforcement, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police indicated they had “not been provided with any new information that would support reopening the inquiry.” They commented, “If fresh and pertinent information be brought to our attention, including any resulting from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will assess it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
A bill to make public every document held by the American government in concerning Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of papers are projected to be made public.
In a related development, a federal judge ruled last week that the department could make public evidence from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.
