Prince Andrew has reportedly been named as part of a lawsuit against multi-millionaire banker Jeffrey Epstein, alleging that she was forced to have sexual relationships with a number of men including the Duke of York.
The accusation is made as part of a
court document asking for two more women to be allowed to join a case against
Epstein, one of whom is the one who has made the claims against Prince Andrew.
According to the Guardian, the
document alleges:
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Between 1999 and 2002, the woman and three
others were repeatedly sexually abused by Epstein, who also “loaned her out” to
other rich and famous men.
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The men named include Prince Andrew and Alan
Dershowitz, a Harvard law professor. But they are not named as parties to the
claim, meaning that have been unable to respond to it.
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The woman making claims against Prince Andrew
was 17 at the time. She is known as Jane Doe 3 in the document and asked the
Guardian to stay anonymous
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She claims to have met Epstein when she was
approached by Ghislaine Maxwell, the daughter of Robert Maxwell and Epstein’s
close friend.
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Maxwell is then alleged to have helped Epstein
convert the girl into a “sex slave”, abusing her in a number of international
locations.
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The document is a motion against the prosecutors
who handled Epstein’s case, rather than against Epstein or any of the other men
named. It is an application to allow two more of alleged victims, referred to
as Jane Doe 3 and Jane Doe 4, to be able to join the civil action. Jane Doe 3
is the woman who has made the accusations against Prince Andrew.
Buckingham Palace denied the
allegations.
"This relates to long-standing and
ongoing civil proceedings in the United States, to which The Duke of York is
not a party," a Buckingham Palace spokesman said. "As such we would
not comment on the detail.
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