Nearly Ninety Flights Linked to Epstein Reportedly Landed at or Took Off from British Airfields
A review has identified that close to 90 flights associated to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have landed at and took off from British airfields, with some allegedly transporting British women who claim they were victimized by the found guilty child sex offender.
Flight Logs Reveal Trail of Movement
The travel manifests were among a trove of legal papers and files made public by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the last year. The review identified 87 aircraft movements linked 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 Post-Conviction Travel
Unnamed women were recorded among the individuals flying to and from the UK. Crucially, 15 of these UK flights took place subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a underage person.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his operations in the country,” stated American attorneys representing numerous Epstein victims.
British Victims and Court Cases
Testimony 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. Yet, that survivor has not been approached by police in the UK, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.
In a response, the the Met stated they had “not been provided with any new evidence that would support restarting the probe.” They commented, “If new and relevant information be brought to our attention, including any resulting from the disclosure of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Continuing Document Release and Legal Rulings
Proposed legislation to release all files held by the US government in concerning Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to comply. A vast number of papers are projected to be made public.
In a related development, a US judge decided last week that the DOJ could make public investigative materials from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
