Close to Ninety Air Travels Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Reportedly Came to or from British Airfields
A review has uncovered that nearly 90 aircraft journeys linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly arrived at and departed from UK airfields, with some reportedly having onboard British women who allege they were abused by the found guilty sex offender.
Flight Logs Reveal Trail of Travel
The flight logs were among a trove of legal papers and files made public by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over the last year. The investigation found 87 aircraft movements linked to Epstein – including many that were hitherto undisclosed – landing or taking off from UK airports between the early 1990s and 2018.
Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Travel
Unidentified “females” were recorded among the individuals travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these British airport journeys occurred subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring prostitution from a child.
“It was ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his operations in the country,” stated American attorneys acting for hundreds of Epstein victims.
UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings
Testimony from one of the UK-based survivors helped convict Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. Yet, that survivor has never been contacted by British law enforcement, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the the Met said they had “not been provided with any further information that would support restarting the probe.” They added, “If new and relevant information be presented to us, including any resulting from the release of documents in the US, we will evaluate it.”
Ongoing Document Release and Legal Rulings
A bill to make public all files held by the US government in regarding Epstein passed the US Congress last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. A vast number of documents are projected to be released.
In a related development, a federal judge ruled last week that the department could disclose case files from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
