Nearly Ninety Air Travels Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airfields
An investigation has identified that close to 90 flights connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly arrived at and departed from UK airfields, with some allegedly having onboard women from the UK who assert they were exploited by the found guilty child sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Trail of Movement
These aviation records were part of a trove of legal papers and papers made public by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the last year. The investigation found 87 flights tied to Epstein – encompassing many that were previously unknown – arriving or departing from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Passenger Details and After Guilty Verdict Travel
Unidentified women were listed among the travelers entering and exiting the UK. Notably, 15 of these flights involving the UK occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a child.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his operations in the country,” remarked US lawyers acting for hundreds of Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
A statement from one of the British victims aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that survivor has not received any contact by British law enforcement, according to her attorney based in Florida.
In a statement, the the Met said they had “not received any additional evidence that would support restarting the investigation.” They commented, “Should new and relevant information be presented to us, encompassing any arising from the disclosure of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Legal Rulings
A bill to disclose all files held by the American government in regarding Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. A vast number of papers are expected to be released.
In a related development, a federal judge decided last week that the DOJ could publicly release evidence from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
