Close to Ninety Flights Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airfields
Analysis has found that close to 90 flights associated to Jeffrey Epstein reportedly arrived at and departed from UK airports, with some reportedly transporting women from the UK who assert they were victimized by the found guilty sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Pattern of Travel
The travel manifests were among thousands of legal papers and files made public by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the last year. The investigation identified 87 flights connected to Epstein – including 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
Unidentified female passengers were recorded among the passengers travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these flights involving the UK happened following Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a underage person.
“It was ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his activities in the country,” remarked American attorneys acting for numerous Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the British victims was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. But, that survivor has not received any contact by police in the UK, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police indicated they had “not received any additional information that would support restarting the probe.” They noted, “If fresh and pertinent information be brought to our attention, including any arising from the disclosure of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to release all files 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 comply. Hundreds of thousands of documents are expected to be made public.
Separately, a federal judge ruled last week that the DOJ could disclose case files from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.
