UK Police investigating child sex abuse allegations linked to Epstein files

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Surrey Police are looking into two separate allegations of sexual abuse.

In a statement released today (Tuesday 19 May), the force said that the abuse at the centre of the allegations is 'non-recent'.

They said: "Following the release of files relating to Jeffery 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 to late 1980s in West Surrey. 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. There is no further information at this time."

Sky News reports that Surrey Police called for witnesses to come forward back in February, following a report released by the US Department of Justice which set out allegations of human trafficking and sexual assault which allegedly took place in Virginia Water between 1994 and 1996.

However it is not clear if those allegations are the same that are being investigated in today's case.