A major BBC investigation has revealed that nearly 90 flights linked to the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein arrived at and departed from the United Kingdom, with alleged victims on board.
Lawyers for hundreds of his accusers have labelled it "shocking" that a comprehensive UK police investigation into Epstein's activities has never been launched, describing Britain as a "centrepiece" of his operations.
Flight Logs Reveal Extent of UK Travel
The corporation analysed thousands of court documents, including flight logs released by Epstein's estate over the past year. It identified 87 separate flights to and from the UK connected to the disgraced financier between the early 1990s and 2018, many of which were previously unknown.
These records reportedly show trips to royal residences and list unidentified 'females' among the passengers. Crucially, 15 of these flights occurred after Epstein's 2008 conviction in Florida for soliciting sex from a minor.
Victims' Lawyers Condemn Lack of UK Action
One alleged victim, referred to as 'Kate' during Ghislaine Maxwell's 2021 child sex-trafficking trial, was listed on 10 UK flights between 1999 and 2006, all paid for by Epstein.
Her lawyer, Brad Edwards, based in Florida, told the BBC that UK police had never contacted his client. He stated that "three or four" of his clients are British women who were "abused on British soil both by Jeffrey Epstein and others," and that some were trafficked to the US.
Another US attorney, Sigrid McCawley, criticised British authorities for failing to properly scrutinise the flight data. "They have not taken a closer look at those flights, at where he was at, who he was seeing at those moments, and who was with him on those planes, and conducted a full investigation," she said.
Met Police Response and Ongoing Revelations
In a statement to the BBC, the Metropolitan Police said it had "not received any additional evidence that would support reopening the investigation." However, it added that should "new and relevant information" emerge—such as material released in the US—it would be assessed.
The revelations come as the deadline for the release of US government documents under the Jeffrey Epstein Transparency Act passed on Friday. The flight logs form part of a vast trove of documents from court cases and Epstein's estate made public in the last year, continuing to shed light on his international network.
