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Surrey police launch investigation into UK Epstein abuse allegations

Force says two women have come forward alleging they were victims of attacks detailed in Epstein files 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 dated back 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 relating 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 the Surrey force, 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 ar

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Surrey police launch investigation into UK Epstein abuse allegations

Force says two women have come forward alleging they were victims of attacks detailed in Epstein files Surrey police have launched a criminal investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse after two women came…

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