BBC Investigation: Epstein Housed Abuse Victims in London Flats

Fri Apr 24 2026 13:35:03 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

A recent investigation by the BBC has revealed that Jeffrey Epstein housed women he allegedly abused in several flats across London, raising questions about the UK's police response to previous allegations.

The BBC's investigation uncovers evidence from Epstein's files, revealing he rented four flats in London to shelter women who were victims of his alleged abuse. The findings come amidst criticisms of UK law enforcement’s failure to investigate Epstein following allegations of trafficking. This new information raises significant concerns about the operations Epstein ran in the UK, including the transportation of women and their living conditions.

Sex-criminal financier Jeffrey Epstein housed women he allegedly abused in several London flats in the years after UK police decided not to investigate him, a BBC investigation has revealed.

The investigation found evidence from receipts, emails, and bank records in the Epstein files detailing four flats rented in the affluent borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Six of the women housed in them have since come forward as victims of Epstein's abuse.

Many of these women, originating from Russia and Eastern Europe, were brought to the UK after the Metropolitan Police decided not to investigate Virginia Giuffre's 2015 allegation that she had been a victim of international trafficking to London.

The Met stated they followed reasonable lines of inquiry at the time, interviewing Giuffre multiple times and cooperating with US investigators.

Some of the women living in these London flats were not only coerced by Epstein into recruiting others into his sex trafficking scheme but were also regularly transported to Paris via Eurostar to visit him.

Through a thorough examination of millions of pages of records released by the US Department of Justice, the BBC pieced together a detailed picture of Epstein's operations in the UK, indicating a more extensive network than previously known, with numerous victims and established housing infrastructure.

Despite the troubling evidence, British authorities had opportunities to investigate further but seemingly failed to do so. This finding has sparked outrage and calls for accountability, with survivors urging for public inquiries to delve into the systemic failures that allowed Epstein's abuse to continue.

Epstein’s rental flats, while located in desirable areas, were often overcrowded. Women living there complained about their living conditions, but their concerns were met with anger from Epstein, who insisted on repayment for their living expenses in exchange for their alleged work.

Our investigation also found that Epstein frequently moved women between the UK and France, purchasing at least 53 tickets via Eurostar for young women from 2011 to 2019, despite the growing allegations against him.

The findings of the investigation reveal significant concerns regarding the operations of Epstein and the jurisdictional failures of authorities to protect vulnerable individuals from such abuse.