Nearly Ninety Air Travels Connected to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Arrived at or Departed from UK Airports
Analysis has found that nearly 90 flights linked to Jeffrey Epstein reportedly arrived at and departed from British airports, with some reportedly transporting women from the UK who claim they were victimized by the found guilty child sex offender.
Flight Logs Reveal Pattern of Movement
The flight logs were part of a trove of legal papers and papers made public by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the previous twelve months. The investigation uncovered 87 aircraft movements linked to Epstein – including many that were not previously known – landing or taking off from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Travel
Unnamed women were documented among the passengers flying to and from the UK. Crucially, 15 of these British airport journeys occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a underage person.
“It was ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his operations in the country,” remarked US lawyers representing hundreds of Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Legal Proceedings
Testimony from one of the British victims aided the conviction of Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But, that individual has not been approached by British law enforcement, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the the Met stated they had “not been provided with any further evidence that would support reopening the inquiry.” They added, “If fresh and pertinent information be brought to our attention, including any arising from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will review it.”
Ongoing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to release all files held by the US government in relation to Epstein passed the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. A vast number of documents are anticipated to be made public.
Separately, a federal judge decided last week that the department could publicly release investigative materials from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
