Approximately 90 Air Travels Linked to Epstein Allegedly Came to or from UK Airfields
A review has found that close to 90 aircraft journeys associated to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein reportedly landed at and took off from British airfields, with some reportedly having onboard British women who claim they were exploited by the convicted child sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Trail of Movement
The travel manifests were part of a trove of court documents and files made public by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the previous twelve months. The analysis uncovered 87 flights linked to Epstein – including many that were not previously known – landing or taking off from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and After Guilty Verdict Travel
Unnamed “females” were listed among the individuals entering and exiting the UK. Crucially, 15 of these British airport journeys occurred following Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a underage person.
“This is ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘thorough probe in the UK’ into his activities in the country,” stated US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein survivors.
UK Survivors and Court Cases
A statement from one of the UK-based survivors aided the conviction of Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. Yet, that individual has never been contacted by UK authorities, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police stated they had “not been provided with any further information that would support restarting the inquiry.” They added, “If fresh and pertinent evidence be presented to us, encompassing any arising from the release of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to disclose all files held by the US government in relation to Epstein passed the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to follow through. Hundreds of thousands of documents are projected to be released.
In a related development, a federal judge decided last week that the department could make public case files from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.
