Wed 20 May 2026 at 6:19amWed 20 May 2026 at 6:19amThe Surrey Police force said it is investigating allegations of child sex abuse following information released in files relating to Jeffrey Epstein. (House Oversight Committee Democrats via Reuters)In short: Surrey Police is investigating two allegations of child sex abuse from the mid- to late 1980s and mid- 1990s to 2000s. Police previously appealed for any information following the release of a redacted FBI report alleging "non-recent human trafficking and sexual assaults on a minor in Virginia Water, Surrey, between 1994-1996", potentially with links to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. What's next? Surrey Police said no arrests have been made, and officers are working to verify information or establish corroborating evidence.A British police force has said it is investigating two allegations of child sex abuse following information in documents released by the US Department of Justice relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Police said one of the reported incidents related locations in Surrey and Berkshire in southern England in the mid-1990s to 2000, while the other related to alleged 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.The force provided no further details.In February, Surrey Police appealed for any information following the release of a redacted FBI report "alleging non-recent human trafficking and sexual assaults on a minor in Virginia Water, Surrey, between 1994-1996".It said at the time a review of its systems had found no evidence of any Surrey-related allegations being made, after which it said it had received several reports.Surrey is among several UK police forces cooperating to assess potential crimes revealed in documents linked to the late financier and sex offender.The National Police Chiefs' Council, which brings together police leaders from across the country, said in February it had set up a national coordination group to support forces looking into issues arising from the more than 3 million pages of documents released earlier this year.The council has not specified the police forces involved in the effort, but at least eight have said they are "assessing" information in the files.Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Peter Mandelson with Jeffrey Epstein, in an undated photograph released by the US Department of Justice. (Reuters/US Justice Department)Police are looking into issues ranging from concerns that Epstein's private jet may have been used in sex trafficking to allegations that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor sent confidential reports to the financier when the former prince was Britain's international trade envoy.The Epstein scandal has rocked the royal family and British politics in recent months because of his links to Peter Mandelson, the UK's former ambassador to Washington, and Mr Mountbatten-Windsor.In October, King Charles III stripped his younger brother of his royal titles over his links to Epstein.Reuters/AP