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Judi Lynn

(160,630 posts)
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 03:37 PM Jul 2020

Prince Andrew 'lobbied US government' on behalf of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein - documents reveal

Source: ITV


Friday 31 July 2020, 10:11am

Prince Andrew's name has cropped up in the released documents.

Prince Andrew allegedly lobbied the US government on Jeffrey Epstein’s behalf so he would receive a “favourable” plea deal for an underage prostitution case in 2008, according to newly-released court documents.

The release of the documents comes following the arrest of Epstein’s former girlfriend, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell on sex trafficking charges.

The documents are from a now-settled defamation lawsuit in 2015 filed by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who claims she had sex with Prince Andrew when she was just 17 years old.

Within the documents it is alleged that Maxwell abused underaged girls, with Giuffre saying “she trained me as a sex slave”.

Two of Epstein’s victims, known as Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2, claim Epstein depended on high-profile friends like Prince Andrew to secure a favourable sentence from the US attorney in South Florida in 2008.

They called for the release of the documents in the case as it would reveal Prince Andrew’s role in Epstein’s case.

Lawyers for the two anonymous Epstein accusers from the court documents wrote: “(They are) seeking documents regarding Epstein’s lobbying efforts to persuade the government to give him a favorable plea arrangement, including efforts on his behalf by Prince Andrew and former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz.



Read more: https://www.itv.com/news/2020-07-31/prince-andrew-lobbied-us-government-on-behalf-of-paedophile-jeffrey-epstein-documents-reveal

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Prince Andrew 'lobbied US government' on behalf of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein - documents reveal (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2020 OP
So, these are accusations, Miguelito Loveless Jul 2020 #1
Wonder what Epstein would say if he had not suicidied himself. cstanleytech Jul 2020 #2
I really wonder if this why Prince Harry put distance between himself and the family. roamer65 Jul 2020 #3
i guess andrew is sweating now catsudon Jul 2020 #4
Whoa. Really, really sad. He has created a totally digusting history for himself, a real legend.... Judi Lynn Jul 2020 #5

Miguelito Loveless

(4,474 posts)
1. So, these are accusations,
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 03:42 PM
Jul 2020

not actual evidence from prosecution files documenting efforts?

Not doubting the women, just clarifying the story.

roamer65

(36,747 posts)
3. I really wonder if this why Prince Harry put distance between himself and the family.
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 03:59 PM
Jul 2020

He probably wanted nothing to do with the impending scandal.

catsudon

(855 posts)
4. i guess andrew is sweating now
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 04:32 PM
Jul 2020

Last edited Fri Jul 31, 2020, 05:29 PM - Edit history (1)

there is a reason they call that place Virgin Megastore, the code name for the Epstein Compound.

Judi Lynn

(160,630 posts)
5. Whoa. Really, really sad. He has created a totally digusting history for himself, a real legend....
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 04:42 PM
Jul 2020

Parasitic scuzball from the great void at the top.

Another nobleman.

It would be a mistake to let him slithter back under his well-appointed rock.

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