Surrey Police have urged people with information to come forward about claims of human trafficking and sexual assault dating back to 1994, which appeared in the Epstein files. Surrey Police said the allegations, set out in a redacted report released by the US Department of Justice in December, allegedly took place in Virginia Water between 1994 and 1996.
The force say they have « limited information available » to them and are encouraging anyone with information « in relation to these allegations » to come forward.
A Surrey Police spokesperson said: « After reviewing our systems using the limited information available to us, we found no evidence of these allegations being reported to Surrey Police. We therefore encourage anyone with information in relation to these allegations to report this to us online, or via 101.
We take all reports of child and sexual abuse seriously and therefore, as with any other matter, should new and relevant information be brought to our attention, including any information resulting from the release of materials in the US, we will assess it.
« Where relevant, and via the national co-ordination group, we will engage with law enforcement agencies to obtain access to further information which may support our enquiries. »
The force’s call for witnesses comes after an FBI report from July 2020, which appeared in the files, alleged sexual abuse against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor,65, and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell in Surrey in the mid-1990s.
The former prince has previously denied any wrongoing over his Epstein links but has not directly repsonded to the latest allegations.
The claims, made as part of an anonymous tip, alleged a woman was restrained on a table and “tortured with electrical shocks” by Maxwell, while the former prince and other men watched on.
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Multiple police forces across the UK have said they are assessing whether to launch investigations into Epstein-related allegations. They are:
Claims have been made suggesting that Epstein’s victims were flown into Stansted Airport on the Lolita Express. It is thought that up to 90 flights touched down at the airport’s private terminal, with 15 occurring after the US financier was imprisoned in 2008 for child sex offences.
A spokesperson for Stansted Airport said the airport “does not manage or have any visibility of passenger arrangements on privately-operated aircraft”.
Former prime minister Gordon Brown claimed the files showed in « graphic detail » how the disgraced financier utilised the Essex-based airport to « fly girls from Latvia, Lithuania and Russia« .
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