Close to Ninety Flights Associated to Epstein Allegedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airports
A review has identified that close to 90 aircraft journeys connected to Jeffrey Epstein reportedly landed at and took off from British airports, with some reportedly having onboard women from the UK who allege they were victimized by the convicted child sex offender.
Flight Logs Uncover Trail of Movement
The travel manifests were part of a trove of court documents and papers released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over the past year. The investigation found 87 aircraft movements connected to Epstein – featuring many that were not previously known – coming into or leaving from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Travel
Unidentified women were documented among the individuals flying to and from the UK. Significantly, 15 of these British airport journeys happened subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“It was ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his activities in the country,” remarked American attorneys acting for hundreds of Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the British victims helped convict Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. Yet, that survivor has not been approached by police in the UK, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the London's Metropolitan Police indicated they had “not received any additional information that would support reopening the investigation.” They commented, “Should new and relevant information be presented to us, encompassing any arising from the release of material in the US, we will assess it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to release every document held by the American government in concerning Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. A vast number of papers are anticipated to be made public.
Separately, a federal judge decided last week that the department could disclose case files from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
