<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>British police are investigating two allegations of decades-old child sex abuse over information that appeared in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/jeffrey-epstein" rel="" target="_blank" title="Jeffrey Epstein"><span>Jeffrey Epstein</span></a><span> files.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One of the alleged incidents related to locations in Surrey and Berkshire in southern England in the mid-1990s to 2000, while the other related to alleged incidents in the mid-to late 1980s in west Surrey.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>No arrests have been made.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-note-released-by-court-usa-news/3fa8a590-7a16-46e3-adc1-685d7f87eaaf" rel="" target="_blank" title="Jeffrey Epstein's purported suicide note kept from Department of Justice"><strong><span>Jeffrey Epstein's purported suicide note kept from Department of Justice</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a statement, Surrey Police said it took "all reports of sexual offending seriously and will work to identify any reasonable lines of enquiry to verify information or establish corroborating evidence".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The force said in February it was seeking information over an allegation of human trafficking and sexual assault dating back to the mid-1990s. Officers found no evidence of the Surrey-related allegations having being reported to Surrey Police.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Following publicity about the allegations, people came forward claiming to hold information.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/uk-police-investigate-jeffrey-epstein-abuse-allegations/f4840ea7-8018-4192-8d4b-f9a643d267bf" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We have received several reports as a result, which we are in the process of reviewing," Surrey police said in February.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Epstein, a high-flying financier and convicted pedophile, died in a New York prison in August 2019 as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges, accused of running a "vast network" of underage girls for sex.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-news-woman-and-two-kids-found-dead-in-campbelltown/eacd6982-9c69-421e-a35b-12d052472649" rel="" target="_blank" title="Full-time carer had been planning triple murder for months, court documents allege"><strong><span>Full-time carer had been planning triple murder for months, court documents allege</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The US Department of Justice has released more than 3.5 million pages of documents related to Epstein. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There is no suggestion that being mentioned in the documents indicates any wrongdoing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Surrey Police investigation follows unrelated probes by other UK forces, who have arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Peter Mandelson over alleged misconduct in public office following claims in the Epstein files.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>If you or someone you know is in need of support contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue. 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