Overview
- A woman identified as Natalie says she was sent by an Epstein associate to Al Fayed in 1997 and sexually abused on his Jonikal yacht in Saint-Tropez, and she says she is willing to speak to British police.
- The Metropolitan Police opened a criminal probe in November 2024 that has been broadened to include human trafficking, with 154 people reporting allegations of rape, sexual assault, sexual exploitation and trafficking.
- Detectives interviewed three women under caution between February 25 and March 5 on suspicions including aiding and abetting rape and human trafficking for sexual exploitation, and no arrests have been announced.
- Investigators say they are examining possible enablers linked to what could amount to more than 400 incidents spanning 1977 to 2014, after earlier CPS referrals in 2008 and 2015 did not lead to charges.
- Police in London and in Essex and Bedfordshire are also reviewing Epstein’s use of UK airports for possible trafficking activity, according to recent reporting.