Close to 90 Flights Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Came to or from UK Airports
Analysis has found that nearly 90 flights connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have landed at and took off from British airports, with some allegedly transporting women from the UK who allege they were abused by the convicted sex offender.
Flight Logs Reveal Pattern of Travel
The travel manifests were among a trove of legal papers and files released by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the previous twelve months. The analysis found 87 flights linked to Epstein – encompassing many that were previously unknown – coming into or leaving from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Travel
Unidentified “females” were documented among the passengers flying to and from the UK. Notably, 15 of these British airport journeys occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a underage person.
“It was ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his dealings in the country,” stated American attorneys representing hundreds of Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors helped convict Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But, that victim has not been approached by police in the UK, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the the Met said they had “not received any additional evidence that would support restarting the inquiry.” They added, “Should new and relevant evidence be brought to our attention, encompassing any resulting from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will review it.”
Ongoing Document Release and Legal Rulings
A bill to make public all files held by the US government in relation to Epstein passed the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of documents are anticipated to be released.
In a related development, a federal judge ordered last week that the department could publicly release case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
