Nearly Ninety Air Travels Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airports
Analysis has identified that close to 90 flights linked to Jeffrey Epstein allegedly touched down at and left UK airports, with some allegedly carrying women from the UK who claim they were victimized by the convicted child sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Trail of Movement
The travel manifests were among a trove of court documents and papers made public by Epstein’s estate that have been made public over the last year. The investigation uncovered 87 flights connected to Epstein – encompassing many that were hitherto undisclosed – coming into or leaving from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and After Guilty Verdict Travel
Unnamed “females” were listed among the passengers travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these British airport journeys took place subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a underage person.
“This is ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his operations in the country,” stated US lawyers representing hundreds of Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
Evidence from one of the British victims aided the conviction of Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. However, that victim has never been contacted by police in the UK, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the London's Metropolitan Police said they had “not been provided with any further information that would support reopening the probe.” They noted, “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.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
A bill to release all files held by the US government in relation to Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of files are expected to be released.
Additionally, a federal judge ordered last week that the DOJ could disclose investigative materials from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.