Prince Andrew faces new pressure to talk to US about Jeffrey Epstein after disastrous TV interview
- Victims’ lawyers believe Duke of York may have valuable information about late financier’s sex offences
- Prince Andrew has stepped down from royal duties after disastrous TV interview in which he tried to justify ties to Epstein
Britain’s disgraced Prince Andrew is facing mounting calls to provide information to US law enforcement agencies and to lawyers who are investigating crimes committed by American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.
Lawyers for Epstein’s victims believe the Duke of York may have valuable information about the late financier’s sex offences. When Epstein died in August, he was facing charges of trafficking in underage girls who provided sexual favours to the powerful men visiting his luxury properties in the Caribbean and elsewhere.
Charities and British educational institutions that had fundraising ties to Andrew – the royal website lists dozens – had quickly begun to question if he could actually hurt their brands.
Andrew still may face legal questioning about allegations that he had sex with a girl provided by Epstein when she was just 17, a charge he has denied and she insists is true.
