A review has found that close to 90 aircraft journeys linked to Jeffrey Epstein reportedly arrived at and departed from UK airfields, with some reportedly having onboard women from the UK who claim they were victimized by the found guilty child sex offender.
Flight Logs Reveal Pattern of Travel
These aviation records were among a trove of court documents and papers made public by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been released over the last year. The review uncovered 87 flights tied to Epstein – featuring many that were hitherto undisclosed – landing or taking off from British airfields between the early 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights
Unidentified female passengers were documented among the travelers travelling into and out of the UK. Crucially, 15 of these flights involving the UK occurred following Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a underage person.
“It was ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his activities in the country,” stated American attorneys representing hundreds of Epstein victims.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
Testimony from one of the British victims was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that survivor has not been approached by UK authorities, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the the Met stated they had “not received any further evidence that would support reopening the probe.” They commented, “Should fresh and pertinent information be brought to our attention, including any arising from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will assess it.”
Continuing Document Release and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to release all files held by the US government in concerning Epstein passed the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of papers are expected to be made public.
Additionally, a federal judge decided last week that the DOJ could disclose case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.
