Surrey police launch investigation into UK Epstein abuse allegations

"Surrey police have launched a criminal investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse after two women came forward to say they were the victims of attacks in Britain detailed in the Epstein files. The force said the claims were historic, dating to the 1980s and 1990s, with one in Surrey and allegations concerning Berkshire understood to relate to the Windsor estate. The Surrey investigation is the first by British police related to Epstein examining alleged harm against females."

"The force was understood to be searching for evidence to prove or disprove the claims and has interviewed the alleged victims. In a statement Surrey police, which covers an area south of London, said: Following the release of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein by the US Department of Justice, we are investigating two separate allegations of non-recent child sexual abuse. One report relates to locations in Surrey and Berkshire in the mid-1990s to 2000. The other relates to the mid- tolate-1980s in west Surrey."

"It was understood that no potential suspects have yet been interviewed, and there have been no arrests. The force had been considering whether a full criminal investigation was needed for several months after material was published in the Epstein files in December 2025. In February the force appealed for witnesses, and 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 and 1996."

"After reviewing our systems using the limited information available to us, we found no evidence of the Surrey-related allegations being reported to Surrey police. Publicity about the allegations led people to come forward and claim to have information. In February Surrey police said: We have received several reports as a result [of the appeal for witnesses], which we are in the process of reviewing."

Surrey police launched a criminal investigation into allegations of non-recent child sexual abuse after two women came forward following the release of Jeffrey Epstein files by the US Department of Justice. The claims are historic, dating to the 1980s and 1990s, with one set of allegations connected to Surrey and Berkshire in the mid-1990s to 2000 and another connected to west Surrey in the mid- to late-1980s. The investigation aims to gather evidence to prove or disprove the claims, and the force has interviewed the alleged victims. No potential suspects have been interviewed and no arrests have been made. Surrey police also reviewed their systems and found no prior evidence that the Surrey-related allegations had been reported to them.

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