An investigation has uncovered that nearly 90 flights connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have arrived at and departed from UK airfields, with some allegedly transporting British women who allege they were abused by the convicted sex offender.
These aviation records were among a trove of legal papers and papers made public by Epstein’s estate that have been made public over the last year. The analysis uncovered 87 flights tied to Epstein – encompassing many that were not previously known – landing or taking off from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Unnamed female passengers were recorded among the individuals entering and exiting the UK. Notably, 15 of these British airport journeys happened subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a underage person.
“It was ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his dealings in the country,” stated American attorneys representing numerous Epstein survivors.
Testimony from one of the UK-based survivors was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. But, that survivor has not been approached by British law enforcement, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the Metropolitan police stated they had “not received any further evidence that would support reopening the probe.” They added, “If fresh and pertinent information be presented to us, encompassing any arising from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will evaluate it.”
A bill to make public all files held by the American government in relation to Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of documents are projected to be made public.
In a related development, a US judge ordered last week that the DOJ could disclose evidence from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.
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