U.K. Police Investigating Child Sex Abuse Allegations Linked to Epstein Files
Surrey Police is investigating allegations of child sexual abuse linked to Jeffrey Epstein's files. The allegations involve incidents from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s in Surrey and Berkshire. No arrests have been made, and police are seeking further information to verify the claims.
- ▪Surrey Police is looking into two separate allegations of non-recent child sexual abuse.
- ▪The allegations are connected to information from the U.S. Justice Department's files on Jeffrey Epstein.
- ▪No arrests have been made, and police are working to verify the information.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ UK police investigate Epstein abuse allegations — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ UK police probe ‘child sexual abuse’ claims in Epstein files — Straits Times — World
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Surrey Police is investigating “two separate allegations of non-recent child sexual abuse” linked to information that appeared in the U.S. Justice Department's files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “One report relates to locations in Surrey and Berkshire in the mid-1990s to 2000. The other relates to the mid to late 1980s in West Surrey. No arrests have been made,” the police said Tuesday. “We take all reports of sexual offending seriously and will work to identify any reasonable lines of enquiry to verify information or establish corroborating evidence.” The force declined to offer further details when contacted by TIME.In February, citing the batch of Epstein files released in December 2025, Surrey Police appealed for information after it became aware of a…
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