UK Police Reach Out to Epstein Victims, Form New Task Force

0:00It's March 31st, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Europe News Today News, from Europe powered by AI. UK police are reaching out to women who say they were victims of Jeffrey Epstein, and spoke on shows like BBC News Night and Good Morning Britain. They're inviting them to chat if they want, while setting up a new national team to dig into any crimes against women and girls that might have. Happened on British soil from those Epstein files. The National Police Chiefs Council is leading this with a dedicated group to check the scale of any UK links in the documents, plus boosting. Intelligence resources for a nationwide approach. Forces like the Metropolitan Police, Tems Valley, and others are already reviewing the material released by the U.S. Department of Justice back in, January. Assistant Chief Constable Claire Bell says they're coordinating locally and nationally to connect the dots, stressing they'll listen to anyone brave. Enough to come forward even if it's not in the files. He assures victims the review is thorough, but will take time to get right, keeping their

1:02safety first. Meanwhile, the Met Commissioner used a recent U.S. trip to ask for unredacted versions of the files. Notably, Andrew Mountbatten-Winzer, the former Duke of York, and Lord Mandelson, got arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, tied to. Epstein then released while probes continue. This coordinated push shows UK law enforcement, staying on top of the Epstein fallout, ready to pursue leads wherever they point across the country.