Surrey Police have launched investigations into two separate allegations of historical child sexual abuse following the release of files connected to the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The force confirmed that one report relates to locations in Surrey and Berkshire between the mid-1990s and 2000, while the other concerns west Surrey in the mid-to-late 1980s. No arrests have been made.
The inquiry follows a redacted report released by the US Department of Justice in December, which alleged human trafficking and sexual assault of a minor in Virginia Water between 1994 and 1996. An FBI report from July 2020, included in the files, claimed sexual abuse involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell in Surrey during the mid-1990s. The anonymous tip alleged that a woman was restrained and tortured with electric shocks by Maxwell while the former prince and others watched.
Surrey Police stated they had found no evidence of these allegations being previously reported to them after reviewing their systems. In a statement, the force said: '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.'
Multiple UK police forces have been reviewing the Epstein files. Thames Valley Police and the Metropolitan Police have separately arrested Mountbatten-Windsor and former US ambassador Peter Mandelson for alleged misconduct in public office, both of whom deny wrongdoing.
