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A review has uncovered that approximately 90 aircraft journeys linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are said to have touched down at and left UK airfields, with some reportedly having onboard women from the UK who assert they were victimized by the convicted child sex offender.

Flight Logs Reveal Trail of Travel

The travel manifests were part of a trove of legal papers and files released by Epstein’s estate that have been disclosed over the last year. The analysis identified 87 flights tied to Epstein – including many that were hitherto undisclosed – arriving or departing from British airfields between the early 1990s and 2018.

Passenger Details and Post-Conviction Travel

Unidentified female passengers were listed among the travelers entering and exiting the UK. Notably, 15 of these flights involving the UK happened subsequent to Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for soliciting sex from a child.

“It was ‘astonishing’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his dealings in the country,” said American attorneys representing hundreds of Epstein victims.

British Victims and Court Cases

Evidence from one of the British victims helped convict Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. Yet, that victim has not been approached by police in the UK, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.

In a statement, the Metropolitan police said they had “not been provided with any new information that would support reopening the inquiry.” They commented, “Should new and relevant information be presented to us, including any arising from the disclosure of material in the US, we will review it.”

Ongoing Document Release and Legal Rulings

Proposed legislation to make public every document 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. A vast number of papers are expected to be made public.

In a related development, a US judge ordered last week that the department could publicly release evidence from a sex-trafficking case against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over the charges.