An investigation has found that nearly 90 aircraft journeys linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein reportedly touched down at and left UK airfields, with some allegedly having onboard British women who allege they were abused by the found guilty child sex offender.
The travel manifests were part of thousands of legal papers and papers made public by Epsteinâs estate that have been made public over the past year. The analysis identified 87 aircraft movements linked to Epstein â featuring many that were hitherto undisclosed â coming into or leaving from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Unnamed âfemalesâ were listed among the passengers flying to and from the UK. Notably, 15 of these British airport journeys happened after Epsteinâs 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a underage person.
âIt was âshockingâ that there had never been a âcomprehensive British inquiryâ into his dealings in the country,â remarked American attorneys acting for hundreds of Epstein victims.
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors aided the conviction of Epsteinâs accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But, that survivor has never been contacted by police in the UK, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the the Met said they had ânot received any new information that would support restarting the probe.â They added, âIf fresh and pertinent evidence be brought to our attention, encompassing any resulting from the release of material in the US, we will review it.â
Proposed legislation to release every document held by the American government in regarding Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to comply. Hundreds of thousands of files are anticipated to be released.
Additionally, a US judge ordered last week that the DOJ could make public investigative materials from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epsteinâs longtime confidante, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
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