Close to 90 Flights Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airports
An investigation has found that close to 90 aircraft journeys associated to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have arrived at and departed from UK airfields, with some reportedly having onboard women from the UK who allege they were victimized by the found guilty child sex offender.
Flight Logs Show Pattern of Movement
These aviation records were part of thousands of court documents and papers released by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the past year. The investigation found 87 flights tied to Epstein – including many that were not previously known – coming into or leaving from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Travel
Unnamed women were listed among the individuals entering and exiting the UK. Notably, 15 of these flights involving the UK occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a underage person.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his operations in the country,” remarked US lawyers acting for hundreds of Epstein victims.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors helped convict Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. Yet, that survivor has not received any contact by UK authorities, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the the Met stated they had “not been provided with any further evidence that would support reopening the inquiry.” They added, “Should fresh and pertinent information be brought to our attention, encompassing any arising from the release of material in the US, we will assess it.”
Ongoing Document Release and Judicial Decisions
A bill to make public every document held by the US government in regarding Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to comply. Hundreds of thousands of documents are projected to be released.
In a related development, a US judge ruled last week that the department could make public case files from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
