Close to 90 Flights Associated to Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Came to or from UK Airports
Analysis has uncovered that approximately 90 flights linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly landed at and took off from UK airports, with some reportedly transporting women from the UK who allege they were abused by the found guilty sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Pattern of Travel
The flight logs were among thousands of legal papers and files released by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the past year. The investigation identified 87 aircraft movements 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.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Flights
Unidentified women were recorded among the passengers entering and exiting the UK. Significantly, 15 of these flights involving the UK occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“It was ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his activities in the country,” remarked US lawyers representing numerous Epstein victims.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
Testimony from one of the UK-based survivors was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. However, that individual has not been approached by police in the UK, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the the Met said they had “not been provided with any new information that would support restarting the investigation.” They noted, “If fresh and pertinent evidence be presented to us, including any resulting from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will review it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to disclose every document held by the US government in relation to Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of papers are anticipated to be released.
Additionally, a federal judge ruled last week that the DOJ could make public investigative materials from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.