Close to Ninety Flights Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Came to or from UK Airports
Analysis has identified that approximately 90 flights associated to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly landed at and took off from UK airports, with some reportedly transporting British women who claim they were abused by the found guilty child sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Pattern of Movement
The travel manifests were part of a trove of court documents and files made public by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been released over the last year. The investigation found 87 flights tied to Epstein – encompassing many that were not previously known – arriving or departing from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Travel
Unnamed female passengers were documented among the individuals flying to and from the UK. Crucially, 15 of these flights involving the UK happened subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a underage person.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his operations in the country,” remarked US lawyers acting for hundreds of Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Court Cases
Evidence from one of the UK-based survivors was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that individual has never been contacted by British law enforcement, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the Metropolitan police indicated they had “not been provided with any new evidence that would support restarting the inquiry.” They commented, “If new and relevant information be brought to our attention, encompassing any arising from the release of material in the US, we will review it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to release every document held by the American government in regarding Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of papers are projected to be made public.
In a related development, a US judge decided last week that the department could disclose investigative materials from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.