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Harry mum says: ‘Do the right thing’ Dunn family stand with Epstein ‘victims’

- BY CHRISTOPHE­R BUCKTIN US Editor in New York chris.bucktin@mirror.co.uk @DailyMirro­r

ALLEGED victims of Jeffrey Epstein have joined forces with Harry Dunn’s family to call for Prince Andrew and Anne Sacoolas to cross the Atlantic to face the law on either side.

Those representi­ng the complainan­ts say both cases share a “common thread”.

Lawyer Lisa Bloom, who represents six alleged victims of Prince Andrew’s billionair­e paedophile pal – found dead in his jail cell last year while awaiting trial on child sex traffickin­g charges – said: “I think the parallels are eerie.

“We’re talking about innocent teenagers in both cases who were victims.

“We stand with the family of Harry

Dunn and they stand with us. Both Mrs Sacoolas and Prince Andrew must cooperate with law enforcemen­t.”

Prince Andrew, who has strenuousl­y denied any wrongdoing, has said he would help investigat­ors probing Epstein’s crimes and enablers – but he was accused by federal prosecutor Geoffrey Berman last week of providing “zero cooperatio­n” to the FBI.

And last month US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rejected an extraditio­n request for Mrs Sacoolas, 42, who is charged with causing the death of 19-year-old motorcycli­st Harry in a crash outside US military base RAF Croughton, Northants, last year. Sacoolas claimed diplomatic immunity through her husband’s US intelligen­ce job following the crash and returned home to the US.

Ms Bloom said: “I call upon my government, the US, to return Mrs Sacoolas to the UK to face justice.”

Radd Seiger, spokesman for Harry’s family, said: “The rejection of the extraditio­n request was the darkest day in the friendship between the US and UK.

“No one, no matter who you are, whether you are Anne Sacoolas or Prince Andrew or frankly Donald Duck or Mickey Mouse, is above the law.” He was speaking in New York alongside Ms Bloom and Epstein accuser “Kiki”. Harry’s mum Charlotte Charles said: “The lady accused of killing my son is effectivel­y on the run. “She’s at her home in the US, and she needs to be back here facing the UK justice system. It doesn’t matter who you are, it really is that simple. “Follow the rule of law and do the right thing.”

 ??  ?? Sacoolas remains at home in US
Sacoolas remains at home in US
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 ??  ?? Teen motorcycli­st Harry Dunn
Teen motorcycli­st Harry Dunn
 ??  ?? COOPERATE Andrew has said he will help
COOPERATE Andrew has said he will help

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