Close to Ninety Flights Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Arrived at or Departed from British Airfields
An investigation has found that close to 90 flights associated to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have touched down at and left British airports, with some allegedly transporting women from the UK who assert they were victimized by the convicted child sex offender.
Flight Logs Reveal Trail of Movement
The flight logs were part of a trove of court documents and papers released by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the previous twelve months. The review identified 87 flights tied to Epstein – encompassing many that were not previously known – arriving or departing from British airfields between the early 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and After Guilty Verdict Travel
Unnamed “females” were documented among the travelers entering and exiting the UK. Notably, 15 of these flights involving the UK occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a minor.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his dealings in the country,” stated US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors aided the conviction of Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But, that victim has never been contacted by UK authorities, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the Metropolitan police said they had “not received any further information that would support restarting the inquiry.” They commented, “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 Document Release and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to disclose all files held by the US government in regarding Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of files are expected to be made public.
Additionally, a federal judge ruled last week that the DOJ could publicly release investigative materials from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
