Prince Andrew told to ‘stop playing games’
● Lawyers say duke has provided ‘zero co-operation’ into sex trafficking inquiry
Prince Andrew was threatened with a subpoena if he returns to the US as lawyers representing Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged victims urged him to “stop playing games” and assist the FBI.
US attorney Geoffrey Berman said the duke had provided “zero co-operation”, despite his lawyers being contacted by prosecutors and the FBI as part of their investigation into sex trafficking by the billionaire.
Lisa Bloom, who represents five of Epstein’s alleged victims, said it was time for Prince Andrew to “do the right thing” and speak with investigators in the US. She told the BBC: “It is time for anyone with information to come forward and answer questions. Prince Andrew himself is accused of sexual misconduct and he also spent a great deal of time with Jeffrey Epstein.”
She told the prince to “come forward to do the right thing and answer questions”.
Ms Bloom’s mother Gloria Allred, a lawyer for five more of Epstein’s accusers, told the Today programme: “We could, also, in our civil law suit, seek to subpoena Prince Andrew. Certainly, if he ever came back to the United States, that would be one of the first things that I’m sure a lot of lawyers, including me, would want to do.”
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Ms Bloom also suggested the US could help with the investigation into the death of Harry Dunn in return for the duke assisting the FBI.
She raised the case of Anne Sacoolas, the wife of an American intelligence official who was given diplomatic immunity and returned to her home country, who has been charged with causing teenager Mr Dunn’s death in a road crash outside a US military base in Northamptonshire last year. Her extradition to the UK has been rejected by US secretary of state Mike Pompeo. Ms Bloom tweeted that Ms Sacoolas “will not return to the UK to face questions regarding the death of Harry Dunn outside an American air base”. “This works both ways, maybe if you extradited her we might feel more that Prince Andrew should go to you’, say some Brits,” she said.
Virginia Giuffre, the woman who claims Prince Andrew had sex with her when she was just 17, warned the prince that
“he is not above the law”. She said: “Prince Andrew’s continued refusal to co-operate with the authorities after freely acknowledging that he would be prepared to answer enquiries raises even more questions about the role he played in the international sex trafficking ring Jeffrey Epstein and others operated.”
Andrew categorically denies he had any form of sexual contact or relationship with Ms Giuffre. Buckingham Palace has not commented, but suggested the issue was being dealt with by the Duke of York’s legal team.
Last August, Epstein took his own life aged 66 in his jail cell while he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. During the disastrous Newsnight interview, which led to his departure from public life, Prince Andrew said he was “willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency” in their investigations into his former friend.