Close to Ninety Air Travels Connected to Epstein Allegedly Landed at or Took Off from UK Airfields
Analysis has found that approximately 90 aircraft journeys connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have arrived at and departed from UK airfields, with some reportedly having onboard women from the UK who allege they were abused by the found guilty child sex offender.
Flight Logs Reveal Pattern of Travel
These aviation records were part of a trove of legal papers and papers released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been released over the last year. The analysis uncovered 87 aircraft movements tied to Epstein – including many that were hitherto undisclosed – coming into or leaving from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and After Guilty Verdict Travel
Unidentified “females” were recorded among the passengers flying to and from the UK. Crucially, 15 of these UK flights happened after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a child.
“It was ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his operations in the country,” stated American attorneys acting for hundreds of Epstein victims.
British Victims and Court Cases
A statement from one of the British victims helped convict Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that survivor has not received any contact by police in the UK, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police said they had “not received any additional evidence that would support restarting the probe.” They noted, “If new and relevant evidence be brought to our attention, encompassing any arising from the disclosure of material in the US, we will review it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to disclose all files held by the American government in concerning Epstein passed the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to comply. Hundreds of thousands of papers are anticipated to be made public.
In a related development, a federal judge ruled last week that the DOJ could publicly release case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
