Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
(Picture: US District Court)The Metropolitan Police has said that it will be taking no further action over allegations made against US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In a statement, the force said: “The Metropolitan Police Service has been liaising with other law enforcement agencies who lead the investigation into matters related to Jeffrey Epstein.
“Detectives have thoroughly reviewed information provided to it and in the public domain. In the absence of any further information we will be taking no further action.
“As with any other matter, should new and relevant information be brought to our attention we will assess it.”
A spokesperson said the force had been contacted in 2019 and 2021 by representatives of two people complaining of sexual assault by Epstein. Neither wished to “make a formal statement or wish officers to pursue the allegations”.
The force had already ruled out any investigation into allegations of sex trafficking in 2001 made in 2015 against Epstein and a British woman because it was “clear that any investigation into human trafficking would be largely focused on activities and relationships outside the UK”.
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was jailed for 20 years in the US earlier this year for luring young girls to massage rooms for the disgraced financier between 1994 and 2004.
The socialite apologised to the women and says she hopes her sentencing will allow them ‘peace and finality’.
Epstein died in a New York jail in 2019, awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges.
