Close to Ninety Flights Linked to Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airports
An investigation has uncovered that approximately 90 aircraft journeys connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have arrived at and departed from UK airports, with some allegedly transporting women from the UK who claim they were abused by the convicted child sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Pattern of Movement
The travel manifests were part of a trove of court documents and files released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been disclosed over the previous twelve months. The investigation identified 87 aircraft movements tied to Epstein – including many that were not previously known – landing or taking off from British airfields between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Flights
Unnamed female passengers were listed among the travelers entering and exiting the UK. Significantly, 15 of these British airport journeys took place subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a underage person.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his activities in the country,” stated US lawyers acting for hundreds of Epstein victims.
British Victims and Court Cases
A statement from one of the British victims helped convict Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. Yet, that individual has not received any contact by police in the UK, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the the Met indicated they had “not received any additional information that would support restarting the investigation.” They added, “Should fresh and pertinent evidence be brought to our attention, encompassing any resulting from the release of documents in the US, we will assess it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to disclose all files held by the American government in concerning Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of files are anticipated to be released.
In a related development, a federal judge ruled last week that the department could make public evidence from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
