An investigation has found that close to 90 flights connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly arrived at and departed from British airfields, with some allegedly transporting British women who allege they were abused by the convicted child sex offender.
These aviation records were among thousands of court documents and papers made public by Epsteinâs estate that have been made public over the last year. The review identified 87 aircraft movements tied to Epstein â encompassing many that were hitherto undisclosed â landing or taking off from British airfields between the early 1990s and 2018.
Unidentified women were documented among the travelers travelling into and out of the UK. Crucially, 15 of these flights involving the UK happened following Epsteinâs 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a child.
âThis is âshockingâ that there had never been a âcomprehensive British inquiryâ into his activities in the country,â said American attorneys representing numerous Epstein survivors.
Testimony from one of the British victims was instrumental in convicting Epsteinâs accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But, that victim has never been contacted by police in the UK, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police stated they had ânot received any new information that would support reopening the probe.â They added, âIf fresh and pertinent evidence be presented to us, including any resulting from the disclosure of material in the US, we will review it.â
A bill to release every document held by the US government in regarding Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of documents are projected to be made public.
Separately, a federal judge ordered last week that the department could make public evidence from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epsteinâs close friend, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
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