Nearly 90 Air Travels Connected to Epstein Reportedly Came to or from British Airfields
An investigation 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 allegedly transporting British women who assert they were abused by the found guilty child sex offender.
Flight Logs Show Pattern of Movement
These aviation records were among a trove of legal papers and papers made public by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been disclosed over the previous twelve months. The review uncovered 87 aircraft movements connected to Epstein – encompassing many that were previously unknown – arriving or departing from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Travel
Unnamed “females” were recorded among the passengers flying to and from the UK. Notably, 15 of these British airport journeys took place subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a underage person.
“It was ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his operations in the country,” said US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Court Cases
Evidence 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. However, that individual has never been contacted by police in the UK, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the Metropolitan police said they had “not received any additional information that would support reopening the investigation.” They added, “If fresh and pertinent evidence be brought to our attention, encompassing any resulting from the release of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
A bill to disclose all files held by the US government in relation to Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of papers are expected to be released.
Separately, a federal judge decided last week that the department could disclose evidence from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
