Approximately 90 Flights Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Came to or from UK Airports
A review has identified that nearly 90 flights associated to Jeffrey Epstein are said to have arrived at and departed from UK airfields, with some reportedly having onboard women from the UK who claim they were exploited by the convicted child sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Trail of Movement
The flight logs were among a trove of legal papers and papers made public by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the past year. The review identified 87 flights tied to Epstein – including many that were not previously known – landing or taking off from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights
Unnamed female passengers were documented among the passengers travelling into and out of the UK. Crucially, 15 of these UK flights took place after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“It was ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his dealings in the country,” said American attorneys acting for numerous Epstein victims.
British Victims and Court Cases
Evidence from one of the British victims helped convict Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But, that victim has not been approached by British law enforcement, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police indicated they had “not received any new evidence that would support restarting the inquiry.” They commented, “Should new and relevant information be presented to us, including any resulting from the release of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Continuing Document Release and Legal Rulings
A bill to release every document held by the American government in concerning Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to comply. Hundreds of thousands of papers are expected to be made public.
In a related development, a US judge ruled last week that the DOJ could disclose evidence from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.
