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A review has identified that approximately 90 flights linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein reportedly arrived at and departed from UK airports, with some reportedly carrying women from the UK who assert they were abused by the found guilty child sex offender.

Aviation Records Reveal Pattern of Travel

The flight logs were part of thousands of legal papers and papers released by the estate of Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over the last year. The investigation identified 87 flights connected to Epstein – encompassing many that were previously unknown – coming into or leaving from British airfields between the early 1990s and 2018.

Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights

Unidentified “females” were listed among the individuals travelling into and out of the UK. Notably, 15 of these UK flights happened subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a minor.

“This is ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘comprehensive British inquiry’ into his operations in the country,” remarked US lawyers acting for hundreds of Epstein survivors.

British Victims and Court Cases

A statement from one of the UK-based survivors was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. However, that survivor has never been contacted by British law enforcement, according to her attorney based in Florida.

In a response, the the Met stated they had “not been provided with any further evidence that would support restarting the inquiry.” They noted, “Should new and relevant evidence be presented to us, encompassing any arising from the release of material in the US, we will assess it.”

Continuing Document Release and Judicial Decisions

A bill to release all files held by the US government in concerning Epstein was approved by the US Congress last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to comply. A vast number of papers are expected to be made public.

In a related development, a federal judge decided last week that the department could disclose case files from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.