New Evidence Links Jeffrey Epstein's Flights to British Abuse Victims

Tue Dec 16 2025 07:58:59 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

A recent investigation by the BBC uncovered links between Jeffrey Epstein's flights and alleged British victims of abuse. Despite numerous flights to the UK, calls for a full investigation remain unanswered.

A BBC investigation revealed that nearly 90 flights connected to Jeffrey Epstein arrived and departed from UK airports, with some flights carrying British women who allege they were abused. Legal experts criticize the lack of a comprehensive UK investigation into Epstein's activities, despite significant evidence pointing to trafficking. The investigation highlights both a failure to protect potential victims and questions surrounding Epstein's ability to travel to the UK post-conviction without scrutiny.

Almost 90 flights linked to Jeffrey Epstein arrived at and departed from UK airports, some with British women on board who say they were abused by the billionaire, a BBC investigation has found.

We have established that three British women who were allegedly trafficked appear in Epstein's records of flights in and out of the UK and other documents related to the convicted sex offender.

US lawyers representing hundreds of Epstein victims told the BBC it was 'shocking' that there has never been a 'full-scale UK investigation' into his activities on the other side of the Atlantic.

The UK was one of the 'centrepieces' of Epstein's operations, one said.

Testimony from one of these British victims helped convict Epstein's accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell of child sex-trafficking in the US in 2021. But the victim has never been contacted by UK police, her Florida-based lawyer Brad Edwards told the BBC.

The woman, given the name Kate in the trial, was listed as having been on more than 10 flights paid for by Epstein in and out of the UK between 1999 and 2006.

The BBC is not publishing further details about the women in the documents because of the risk this might identify them.

Under the Jeffrey Epstein Transparency Act, the deadline to release all US government files on the sex-offender financier is Friday. But the flight logs were among thousands of documents from court cases and Epstein's estate which have been already made public over the past year.

Although Epstein died in jail in 2019, before his trial on charges of trafficking minors for sex, legal experts have told the BBC a UK investigation could reveal whether British-based people enabled his crimes.

US lawyer Sigrid McCawley said the British authorities have 'not taken a closer look at those flights.' She criticized the lack of a thorough investigation into Epstein's operations which heavily utilized UK airports.

The investigation's findings raise concerns about how Epstein circumvented immigration rules, even after his 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor for sex. Despite being ordered to register as a sex offender, Epstein's travel patterns challenge the effectiveness of border protections for alleged trafficking cases.

Brad Edwards stated that several of his clients are British women who were abused on British soil and needed proper advocacy from law enforcement. With many details surfacing around Epstein's connections, the calls for a detailed probe into these allegations continue to grow.