Surrey Police Investigate Two Historical Child Sex Abuse Allegations Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Files

Surrey police launched a criminal investigation into allegations of non-recent child sexual abuse after two women came forward with claims detailed in the Epstein files.

“- Published Surrey Police says it is investigating two separate allegations of "non-recent child sexual abuse" following the US release of the files related to the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein”

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The force said it is investigating “two separate allegations of non-recent child sexual abuse,” with one report relating to locations in Surrey and Berkshire in the mid-1990s to 2000 and the other relating to the mid- to late-1980s in west Surrey.

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Surrey police said “No arrests have been made,” and that it would work to identify “any reasonable lines of enquiry to verify information or establish corroborating evidence.”

The BBC reported that Surrey Police is investigating two separate allegations following the US release of files related to the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and that the force said it took all reports of sexual offending seriously.

Surrey police said it has interviewed the alleged victims and that it was searching for evidence to prove or disprove the claims, with child abuse specialists in the force’s public protection team leading the investigation.

The Guardian reported that the force was “understood to be searching for evidence to prove or disprove the claims,” and said it had interviewed the alleged victims.

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TIME said Surrey police declined to offer further details when contacted, but quoted the force saying it would work to identify “any reasonable lines of enquiry to verify information or establish corroborating evidence.”

The BBC added that in February Surrey Police said it was seeking information on an allegation of human trafficking and sexual assault dating back to the mid-1990s, and that it had found no evidence of the Surrey-related allegations being reported to Surrey Police.

The Surrey investigation is part of a wider UK response to the Epstein files, with the BBC describing separate investigations by Thames Valley Police and the Metropolitan Police that have arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Peter Mandelson for alleged misconduct in public office.

“Surrey Police investigating child sexual abuse allegations after Epstein file release No arrests have been made Surrey Police are investigating two separate allegations of historic child sexual abuse following the release of the Epstein files”

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The Guardian said the Surrey investigation is the first by British police relating to Epstein examining alleged harm against females, and it noted that the force was the third British police force criminally investigating after revelations in the Epstein files.

The Guardian also reported that British police fear prosecutors will be reluctant to bring charges unless the Trump administration agrees to hand over original documents from the Epstein files, and that the DoJ told British police it would not consider handing over the original documents without a formal request.

In parallel, the BBC said the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) set up a national coordination group working with the National Crime Agency to support a number of UK forces carrying out inquiries related to the Epstein files.