The Metropolitan Police has stated that it will likely be taking no additional motion over allegations made in opposition to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The pressure additionally stated that in March 2021, it was contacted a few recent allegation of indecent assault in opposition to Epstein – however the complainant didn't want to make an announcement or for officers to pursue their declare.
Any additional investigations into human trafficking by the intercourse offender shall be centered on actions and relationships exterior the UK, in keeping with the Met.
In an announcement the pressure stated: “The Metropolitan Police Service has been liaising with different legislation enforcement companies who led the investigation into issues associated to Jeffrey Epstein.
“Detectives have completely reviewed data supplied to it and within the public area.
“Within the absence of any additional data we shall be taking no additional motion.
“As with all different matter, ought to new and related data be dropped at our consideration we are going to assess it.”
A spokesman stated the pressure had been contacted in 2019 and 2021 by representatives of two folks complaining of sexual assault by Epstein. Neither needed to “make a proper assertion or want officers to pursue the allegations”.
The pressure had already dominated out any investigation into allegations of intercourse trafficking in 2001 made in 2015 in opposition to Epstein and a British lady as a result of it was “clear that any investigation into human trafficking could be largely centered on actions and relationships exterior the UK”.
In August 2019, Epstein was discovered useless in his cell at a federal jail in Manhattan whereas he awaited trial on intercourse trafficking costs.
His demise was dominated a suicide.
It got here greater than a decade after his conviction for soliciting prostitution from women beneath the age of 18, and he was additionally accused of operating a big community of underage women for intercourse, to which he pleaded not responsible.
His affiliate, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, was jailed for 20 years within the US earlier this yr for luring younger women to therapeutic massage rooms for him between 1994 and 2004.
Epstein was additionally linked with the Duke of York via their friendship with Maxwell.
Andrew withdrew from public royal life after a civil intercourse assault case was introduced in opposition to him by Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of getting intercourse together with her when she was a young person at a number of places together with Epstein’s New York house.
The duke has denied the accusations, and the case led to a reported eight-figure settlement.