Nearly 90 Air Travels Associated to Jeffrey Epstein Allegedly Came to or from UK Airports
Analysis has identified that close to 90 aircraft journeys connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have arrived at and departed from British airfields, with some reportedly transporting British women who assert they were abused by the convicted sex offender.
Aviation Records Show Pattern of Travel
The travel manifests were among thousands of court documents and papers made public by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been disclosed over the past year. The analysis identified 87 aircraft movements connected to Epstein – including many that were not previously known – landing or taking off from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Travel
Unnamed women were recorded among the passengers flying to and from the UK. Notably, 15 of these flights involving the UK occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his activities in the country,” remarked American attorneys representing hundreds of Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But, that survivor has not been approached by British law enforcement, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the the Met said they had “not received any additional information that would support restarting the probe.” They added, “If new and relevant information be brought to our attention, including any resulting from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will assess it.”
Ongoing Document Release and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to disclose every document held by the American government in relation to Epstein passed the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. A vast number of documents are expected to be made public.
Separately, a US judge ordered last week that the department could make public case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.