Close to Ninety Flights Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from British Airports
An investigation has found that close to 90 flights connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly touched down at and left British airports, with some reportedly transporting women from the UK who assert they were abused by the found guilty child sex offender.
Flight Logs Uncover Pattern of Movement
The travel manifests were part of thousands of legal papers and files released by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the past year. The review identified 87 aircraft movements connected to Epstein – including many that were previously unknown – coming into or leaving from British airfields between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Flights
Unidentified female passengers were listed among the passengers flying to and from the UK. Significantly, 15 of these British airport journeys happened subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a minor.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his dealings in the country,” remarked US lawyers representing hundreds of Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Court Cases
A statement from one of the British victims helped convict Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that victim has not been approached by UK authorities, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the the Met said they had “not been provided with any further evidence that would support reopening the inquiry.” They commented, “Should new and relevant evidence be presented to us, including any arising from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
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 papers are expected to be made public.
Additionally, a federal judge ruled last week that the DOJ could make public case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.