A review has identified that nearly 90 flights associated to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly landed at and took off from UK airports, with some allegedly having onboard women from the UK who assert they were exploited by the convicted child sex offender.
Flight Logs Show Pattern of Movement
The flight logs were part of a trove of court documents and papers made public by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over the last year. The analysis identified 87 flights connected to Epstein – featuring many that were not previously known – arriving or departing from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and After Guilty Verdict Travel
Unidentified “females” were documented among the travelers entering and exiting the UK. Crucially, 15 of these UK flights happened after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a underage person.
“It was ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his activities in the country,” said American attorneys representing numerous Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
Evidence from one of the UK-based survivors aided the conviction of Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. But, that survivor has never been contacted by UK authorities, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police said they had “not been provided with any new information that would support restarting the inquiry.” They noted, “Should fresh and pertinent evidence be brought to our attention, including any resulting from the release of documents in the US, we will assess it.”
Ongoing Document Release and Judicial Decisions
A bill to disclose every document held by the US government in concerning Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. A vast number of papers are expected to be released.
Additionally, a US judge ordered last week that the department could make public case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
