Close to 90 Air Travels Associated to Epstein Allegedly Came to or from British Airfields
An investigation has uncovered that close to 90 flights associated to Jeffrey Epstein allegedly arrived at and departed from British airfields, with some reportedly carrying British women who assert they were abused by the convicted sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Pattern of Travel
The flight logs were among a trove of court documents and files released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over the previous twelve months. The review identified 87 aircraft movements tied 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 Flights
Unidentified “females” were documented among the passengers travelling into and out of the UK. Crucially, 15 of these flights involving the UK occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a child.
“It was ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his activities in the country,” stated US lawyers representing hundreds of Epstein victims.
British Victims and Court Cases
Testimony 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 victim has not been approached by UK authorities, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police said they had “not received any further evidence that would support reopening the inquiry.” They commented, “If new and relevant information be presented to us, encompassing any resulting from the release of documents in the US, we will assess it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
A bill to release all files held by the US government in regarding Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. A vast number of files are anticipated to be made public.
Separately, a federal judge ruled last week that the department could make public evidence from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.
