Nearly 90 Flights Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Came to or from UK Airports
A review has found that approximately 90 flights connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly arrived at and departed from UK airports, with some allegedly carrying women from the UK who assert they were exploited by the convicted sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Trail of Movement
The travel manifests were among a trove of legal papers and files made public by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the past year. The review identified 87 flights tied to Epstein – featuring many that were hitherto undisclosed – coming into or leaving from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Flights
Unnamed women were recorded among the individuals travelling into and out of the UK. Significantly, 15 of these British airport journeys took place after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a child.
“This is ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his dealings in the country,” stated American attorneys representing numerous Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
Testimony from one of the British victims helped convict Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. However, that survivor has not been approached by police in the UK, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the the Met indicated they had “not been provided with any additional information that would support restarting the inquiry.” They noted, “If new and relevant information be presented to us, including any arising from the release of documents in the US, we will assess it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to make public every document held by the US government in relation to Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of files are anticipated to be made public.
Additionally, a US judge ruled last week that the department could make public case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.