An investigation has found that approximately 90 aircraft journeys connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein reportedly landed at and took off from British airports, with some reportedly transporting British women who allege they were abused by the convicted child sex offender.
These aviation records were part of thousands of legal papers and files released by Epsteinâs estate that have been disclosed over the last year. The analysis uncovered 87 flights connected to Epstein â featuring many that were not previously known â landing or taking off from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Unnamed female passengers were documented among the passengers entering and exiting the UK. Significantly, 15 of these British airport journeys happened after Epsteinâs 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a minor.
âIt was âastonishingâ that there had never been a âfull-scale UK investigationâ into his activities in the country,â remarked US lawyers acting for hundreds of Epstein victims.
Testimony from one of the British victims aided the conviction of Epsteinâs accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. Yet, that individual has not received any contact by British law enforcement, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the the Met indicated they had ânot received any additional information that would support restarting the investigation.â They noted, âShould fresh and pertinent information be brought to our attention, encompassing any arising from the release of material in the US, we will review it.â
Proposed legislation to disclose all files held by the US government in concerning Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of files are anticipated to be released.
In a related development, a US judge ordered last week that the DOJ could publicly release investigative materials from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epsteinâs long-term associate, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
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