Nearly 90 Air Travels Connected to Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from British Airfields
An investigation has identified that nearly 90 flights connected to Jeffrey Epstein are said to have touched down at and left British airfields, with some allegedly carrying British women who allege they were victimized by the convicted sex offender.
Flight Logs Uncover Trail of Travel
The flight logs were among a trove of court documents and files made public by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the last year. The analysis identified 87 flights connected to Epstein – encompassing many that were previously unknown – coming into or leaving from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and After Guilty Verdict Travel
Unidentified female passengers were listed among the individuals travelling into and out of the UK. Crucially, 15 of these UK flights took place following Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a child.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his activities in the country,” remarked US lawyers representing numerous Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. Yet, that victim has never been contacted by police in the UK, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the the Met said they had “not received any further evidence that would support reopening the investigation.” They added, “If new and relevant information be presented to us, including any arising from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to disclose every document held by the American government in regarding Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to comply. Hundreds of thousands of files are projected to be made public.
Separately, a US judge ruled last week that the department could publicly release evidence from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
