Close to Ninety Flights Connected to Epstein Allegedly Landed at or Took Off from British Airfields
An investigation has found that nearly 90 flights linked to Jeffrey Epstein reportedly arrived at and departed from UK airports, with some allegedly transporting women from the UK who allege they were abused by the convicted sex offender.
Aviation Records Reveal Pattern of Movement
The travel manifests were part of thousands of legal papers and papers released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been released over the past year. The investigation identified 87 aircraft movements connected to Epstein – featuring many that were not previously known – landing or taking off from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights
Unnamed women were documented among the travelers flying to and from the UK. Crucially, 15 of these British airport journeys occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a minor.
“This is ‘shocking’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his operations in the country,” said US lawyers acting for numerous Epstein survivors.
British Victims and Court Cases
Evidence from one of the UK-based survivors helped convict Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. Yet, that survivor has not received any contact by British law enforcement, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.
In a response, the Metropolitan police indicated they had “not received any further evidence that would support reopening the investigation.” They noted, “Should fresh and pertinent information be presented to us, encompassing any resulting from the disclosure of material in the US, we will review it.”
Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions
Proposed legislation to disclose all files held by the American government in concerning Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of papers are expected to be made public.
In a related development, a federal judge decided last week that the department could disclose investigative materials from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime confidante, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the allegations.