Police in the United Kingdom are investigating two allegations of child sexual abuse dating back to the 1980s and 1990s after reviewing documents released by the US Justice Department as part of its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Associated Press reported.
Surrey Police said Tuesday that one allegation relates to incidents in Surrey and Berkshire between the mid-1990s and 2000, while the second concerns incidents in west Surrey in the mid- to late 1980s.
No arrests have been made. “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,” Surrey Police said in a statement.
The investigation is part of a broader effort by several UK police forces to examine potential crimes revealed in more than 3 million pages of documents connected to Epstein.
The National Police Chiefs’ Council said in February that it had established a national coordination group to support forces assessing issues raised in the files.
At least eight police forces have said they are reviewing information in the documents, including concerns that Epstein’s private jet may have been used in sex trafficking and allegations involving Prince Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The Epstein scandal has continued to reverberate in Britain because of his links to Prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson.
King Charles III stripped his younger brother of his royal titles in October in an effort to distance the royal family from the continuing controversy.
