Analysis has identified that close to 90 flights linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have arrived at and departed from British airfields, with some allegedly carrying British women who assert they were exploited by the found guilty child sex offender.
The travel manifests were part of a trove of court documents and files released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been disclosed over the previous twelve months. The review uncovered 87 aircraft movements connected to Epstein â featuring many that were hitherto undisclosed â coming into or leaving from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.
Unidentified women were listed among the passengers entering and exiting the UK. Crucially, 15 of these British airport journeys happened subsequent to Epsteinâs 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a underage person.
âIt was âappallingâ that there had never been a âfull-scale UK investigationâ into his activities in the country,â remarked American attorneys acting for numerous Epstein victims.
A statement from one of the British victims was instrumental in convicting Epsteinâs associate Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. Yet, that victim has not been approached by UK authorities, according to her Florida-based lawyer.
In a statement, the Metropolitan police said they had ânot received any further evidence that would support reopening the probe.â They added, âShould new and relevant information be brought to our attention, including any resulting from the disclosure of material in the US, we will review it.â
Proposed legislation to release every document 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. Hundreds of thousands of papers are projected to be released.
Additionally, a US judge decided last week that the DOJ could make public investigative materials from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epsteinâs close friend, who is serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.
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