Nearly 90 Flights Connected to Epstein Allegedly Came to or from UK Airports
An investigation has identified that nearly 90 flights connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have touched down at and left UK airfields, with some allegedly transporting women from the UK who allege they were victimized by the convicted child sex offender.
Flight Logs Reveal Trail of Movement
The travel manifests were part of a trove of court documents and papers released by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the past year. The investigation identified 87 aircraft movements tied to Epstein – encompassing many that were previously unknown – arriving or departing from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Travel
Unidentified female passengers were documented among the passengers flying to and from the UK. Notably, 15 of these UK flights occurred after 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 activities in the country,” said US lawyers acting for hundreds of Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. But, that individual has never been contacted by British law enforcement, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police indicated they had “not been provided with any new information that would support reopening the investigation.” They noted, “If fresh and pertinent information be brought to our attention, encompassing any resulting from the release of material in the US, we will review it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to release every document held by the American government in relation to Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to comply. A vast number of papers are expected to be released.
Additionally, a US judge ordered last week that the department could publicly release case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
