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An investigation has identified that approximately 90 aircraft journeys associated to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein reportedly landed at and took off from UK airports, with some allegedly having onboard women from the UK who claim they were victimized by the found guilty child sex offender.

Aviation Records Uncover Trail of Travel

The travel manifests were among a trove of court documents and files released by Epstein’s estate that have been released over the past year. The review found 87 aircraft movements linked to Epstein – encompassing many that were previously unknown – landing or taking off from UK airports between the start of the 1990s and 2018.

Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Flights

Unnamed “females” were recorded among the individuals flying to and from the UK. Significantly, 15 of these UK flights occurred after Epstein’s 2008 guilty verdict for procuring prostitution from a child.

“It was ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his activities in the country,” said US lawyers representing numerous Epstein survivors.

UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings

Testimony from one of the British victims was instrumental in convicting Epstein’s accomplice socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. However, that victim has not received any contact by UK authorities, as stated by her attorney based in Florida.

In a response, the the Met said they had “not been provided with any further information that would support reopening the investigation.” They noted, “If fresh and pertinent evidence be presented to us, encompassing any arising from the disclosure of documents in the US, we will assess it.”

Continuing Disclosure and Judicial Decisions

A bill to release all files held by the American government in relation to Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The Department of Justice has until 19 December to adhere to this requirement. Hundreds of thousands of papers are expected to be made public.

Additionally, a federal judge ordered last week that the DOJ could make public evidence from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s close friend, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the allegations.