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 Epsteins 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 Epsteins 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 Epsteins 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 Andrews role in Epsteins case.
Lawyers for the two anonymous Epstein accusers from the court documents wrote: (They are) seeking documents regarding Epsteins 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
Miguelito Loveless
(4,474 posts)not actual evidence from prosecution files documenting efforts?
Not doubting the women, just clarifying the story.
cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)roamer65
(36,747 posts)He probably wanted nothing to do with the impending scandal.
catsudon
(855 posts)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)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.