Surrey Police attraction over redacted trafficking incident unearthed in Epstein recordsdata
Surrey Police says its been made aware of a redacted report alleging non-recent human trafficking and sexual assaults on a minor in Virginia Water, Surrey between 1994 and 1996
Jeffrey Epstein’s files are being released(Image: AP)
A UK police force is urging people to come forward after being made aware of a redacted incident in the Epstein Files. Surrey Police said they have been informed of a report alleging non-recent human trafficking and sexual assaults on a minor in Virginia Water, Surrey between 1994 and 1996.
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 and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell in Surrey in the mid-1990s.
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.
The force said they have found no evidence of the allegations being reported to them after reviewing their systems.
In a statement, Surrey Police said: “Following the US Department of Justice Epstein file release in December 2025, Surrey Police became aware of a redacted report alleging non-recent human trafficking and sexual assaults on a minor in Virginia Water, Surrey between 1994 – 1996.
“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 news comes after we reported how seven UK police forces are assessing evidence published in the millions of of files relating to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
A co-ordinated team of police chiefs are to look at private flights logs from Stansted Airport from a jet owned by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor former friend Epstein.
It comes after former prime minister Gordon Brown claimed that the newly published files showed in “graphic detail” how Epstein was able to use the Essex-based airport to “fly in girls from Latvia, Lithuania and Russia”.
In an article for the New Statesman, Brown wrote that files showed Epstein’s jet – the so-called Lolita Express – making 90 flights to or from UK airports, including 15 after his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a child.
The politician said Epstein “boasted” about how cheap the airport charges were in Stansted compared to Paris.
On Tuesday (February 17), an Essex Police spokesperson said: “We are assessing the information that has emerged in relation to private flights into and out of Stansted Airport following the publication of the US DoJ (Department of Justice) Epstein files.”
According to the Sun, At least six other forces have either launched criminal investigations or are assessing evidence within the files’ three million pages, including Metropolitan Police, Surrey, Thames Valley, Norfolk and Bedfordshire.
Earlier this month, Thames Valley Police confirmed it was assessing claims Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential reports from his role as the UK’s trade envoy with Epstein. They are also looking into an alleged sex trafficking complaint.
Surrey Police is also understood to be looking at separate allegations made against Andrew.
Andrew has previously denied any wrongdoing over his Epstein links.
The Sun also stated that Wiltshire Police are assisting the Met’s investigation into Peter Mandelson links to Epstein.
A Stansted Airport spokesperson said: “All private aircraft at London Stansted operate through independent Fixed Base Operators, which handle all aspects of private and corporate aviation in line with regulatory requirements.
“All immigration and customs checks for passengers arriving on private aircraft are carried out directly by Border Force.
“They use entirely independent terminals not operated by London Stansted and no private jet passengers enter the main airport terminal.
“The airport does not manage or have any visibility of passenger arrangements on privately operated aircraft.”
The statement from Essex Police comes after the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said that a national group had been set up to support UK police forces that are “assessing allegations” following the publication of the Epstein files.
A spokesperson for the NPCC said: “A national coordination group has been set up to support a small number of forces assessing allegations that have emerged following the publication of the US DoJ Epstein files.
“We continue to work collaboratively to assess the details being made public to allow us to understand any potential impact arising from the millions of documents that have been published.
“We continue to support our partners and contribute in any way we can to help secure justice for victims and survivors, and urge anyone who needs support to visit whenyouareready.co.uk.”
The national coordination group will bring together affected forces to ensure consistency of approach, it is understood.
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