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A review has found that approximately 90 aircraft journeys connected to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly touched down at and left British airfields, with some reportedly having onboard women from the UK who claim they were abused by the found guilty child sex offender.

Flight Logs Uncover Trail of Movement

The flight logs were part of thousands of legal papers and papers released by Epstein’s estate that have been made public over the past year. The review uncovered 87 aircraft movements linked to Epstein – featuring many that were previously unknown – arriving or departing from British airfields between the early 1990s and 2018.

Onboard Individuals and Post-Conviction Travel

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

“It was ‘appalling’ that there had never been a ‘full-scale UK investigation’ into his dealings in the country,” stated US lawyers acting for hundreds of Epstein survivors.

UK Survivors and Legal Proceedings

Testimony from one of the British victims helped convict Epstein’s associate socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking of minors in the US in 2021. However, that victim has not been approached by UK authorities, as stated by her Florida-based lawyer.

In a response, the Metropolitan police indicated they had “not received any new evidence that would support reopening the probe.” They noted, “If new and relevant information be presented to us, including any resulting from the release of material in the US, we will evaluate it.”

Ongoing Document Release and Legal Rulings

A bill to disclose every document held by the American government in relation to Epstein was approved by the House and Senate last month. The US justice department has until 19 December to follow through. A vast number of files are projected to be released.

Separately, a US judge ordered last week that the department could make public evidence from a trafficking prosecution against Maxwell, Epstein’s long-term associate, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term over the charges.