Nearly Ninety Air Travels Connected to Epstein Allegedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airports
A review has identified that nearly 90 flights connected to Jeffrey Epstein are said to have arrived at and departed from UK airports, with some allegedly transporting British women who assert they were victimized by the found guilty child sex offender.
Aviation Records Uncover Trail of Travel
The travel manifests were part of a trove of court documents and files released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been released over the previous twelve months. The investigation uncovered 87 flights tied to Epstein – including many that were hitherto undisclosed – landing or taking off from British airfields between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and After Guilty Verdict Travel
Unnamed women were documented among the passengers entering and exiting the UK. Crucially, 15 of these UK flights took place subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a minor.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his dealings 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 helped convict Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. However, that survivor has not been approached by British law enforcement, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the the Met stated they had “not been provided with any further information that would support reopening the investigation.” They added, “Should fresh and pertinent information be presented to us, including any arising from the release of material in the US, we will assess it.”
Ongoing Document Release and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to make public every document held by the American government in regarding Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to comply. A vast number of files are projected to be made public.
Additionally, a US judge ruled last week that the DOJ could disclose evidence from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
