“Prince Andrew has not cooperated to date” : New York prosecutor Geoffrey Berman criticized Queen Elizabeth II’s second son on Monday (January 27th) for not having come forward, as he had announced, to contribute to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, that he rubbed shoulders for several years. The former American financier, accused of trafficking in minors and sexual assault, hanged himself in his cell in July 2019 after being charged by the Manhattan federal prosecutor.
Prince Andrew found himself plunged into turmoil at the end of 2019 because of this same proximity to Mr. Epstein. The Earl of Inverness, 59, was accused by a woman recruited by the late financier of forcing her to have sex with him when she was a minor.
Known to snuff the company of the jet set, the member of the British royal family defended himself in a disastrous interview with the BBC, which precipitated his fall: he had to resign from his official and public functions. The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the United States Federal Police have asked Queen Elizabeth II’s son to testify about his relationship with Mr. Epstein, but have yet to receive a response. Contacted by Agence France-presse, Buckingham Palace did not immediately follow up.
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