Close to 90 Flights Connected to Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from British Airfields
A review has uncovered that close to 90 flights linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein reportedly landed at and took off from UK airfields, with some reportedly carrying women from the UK who assert they were abused by the found guilty sex offender.
Flight Logs Reveal Pattern of Travel
The travel manifests were among thousands of court documents and files released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over the previous twelve months. The analysis uncovered 87 flights tied to Epstein – including many that were not previously known – coming into or leaving from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Travel
Unidentified female passengers were documented among the passengers travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these flights involving the UK occurred after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a minor.
“It was ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his activities in the country,” said American attorneys acting for hundreds of Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Court Cases
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors helped convict Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. But, that survivor has not been approached by police in the UK, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the Metropolitan police indicated they had “not received any further information that would support restarting the inquiry.” They commented, “If new and relevant information be brought to our attention, including any resulting from the release of material in the US, we will review it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
A bill to make public all files held by the American government in relation to Epstein passed the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. A vast number of files are anticipated to be made public.
Additionally, a US judge decided last week that the department could make public investigative materials from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.
