Close to Ninety Flights Connected to Epstein Reportedly Landed at or Took Off from British Airfields
A review has found that approximately 90 aircraft journeys linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly arrived at and departed from UK airfields, with some reportedly transporting women from the UK who allege they were victimized by the found guilty child sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Trail of Travel
The travel manifests were among a trove of legal papers and files made public by Epstein’s estate that have been made public over the previous twelve months. The review identified 87 aircraft movements linked 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
Unnamed women were listed among the individuals flying to and from the UK. Significantly, 15 of these British airport journeys happened subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a minor.
“It was ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his activities in the country,” remarked American attorneys representing numerous Epstein victims.
British Victims and Court Cases
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. Yet, that victim has not been approached by British law enforcement, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the the Met indicated they had “not received any new evidence that would support reopening the investigation.” They noted, “If new and relevant information be presented to us, including any resulting from the release of documents in the US, we will assess it.”
Continuing Document Release and Judicial Decisions
A bill to make public 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. Hundreds of thousands of papers are projected to be made public.
In a related development, a federal judge decided last week that the DOJ could make public case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
