Met Police urged to reopen Andrew investigation after newest launch of Epstein information | EUROtoday

The Metropolitan Police has been urged by a US lawyer to reopen a probe into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after he featured within the newest disclosure of information associated to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The tranche of paperwork launched on Friday included a number of footage showing to indicate Mr Mountbatten-Windsor on all fours, leaning over a lady. There have been additionally paperwork showing to indicate the previous prince exchanging emails with Epstein a few “beautiful” Russian girl, and welcoming him to Buckingham Palace.

Meanwhile, a second girl has claimed that she was despatched to the UK by Epstein to have a sexual encounter with Andrew in 2010. No proof has been produced in assist of this newest allegation.

Gloria Allred, a lawyer who has represented 27 of Epstein’s victims, informed the Mail on Sunday: “The Metropolitan Police should reopen their investigation of Andrew. In addition, Andrew should volunteer to speak to Congress, even though he has denied that he has committed any crime.

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“He should do this to help the survivors learn what he observed and what was going on at the crime scene. The crime scene was every residence of Jeffrey Epstein, and Andrew stayed with Epstein at a number of his homes.”

Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has been accused of “hiding” after the US House Oversight Committee requested that he be interviewed concerning his relationship with Epstein.

Last October, the Met stated it was wanting into allegations that the disgraced royal had sought the assistance of his Met Police bodyguard to dig up grime on Virginia Giuffre, who claimed that she was pressured to have intercourse with Mr Mountbatten-Windsor in London after being trafficked by Epstein. The King’s youthful brother has all the time vehemently denied the claims.

But the pressure stated in December it had determined to not launch a legal investigation, as an “assessment has not revealed any additional evidence of criminal acts or misconduct”.

The Met additionally selected to not proceed with a full investigation in 2016, and likewise in 2019, 2021 and 2022 after critiques have been carried out. The pressure stated “other international authorities were best placed” to have a look at the allegations.

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Mr Mountbatten-Windsor paid thousands and thousands to Ms Giuffre, a lady he has claimed by no means to have met, to settle a civil sexual assault declare in 2022.

He stepped down from royal duties in 2019 after an interview on the BBC’s Newsnight programme, however the publication of Ms Giuffre’s posthumous memoir and the US authorities’s launch of paperwork from Epstein’s property introduced extra scrutiny over his relationship with the late financier.

It led to the King formally stripping his disgraced brother of each his HRH model and his prince title.

Speaking on requires an investigation, Rachael Maskell, the Labour MP for York Central, informed BBC Radio 4’s Broadcasting House: “It is quite strange that the investigation was dropped because the titles were dropped. Absolutely, I do think it doesn’t matter if you’ve got titles or no titles.

“Here we’ve got [a] powerful man where very serious allegations have been made about his association with very vulnerable women, around trafficking, around sexual exploitation.”

On Saturday, Sir Keir Starmer stated Mr Mountbatten-Windsor needs to be ready to testify to the US Congress about his ties to Epstein.

The Met Police and Mr Mountbatten-Windsor have been contacted for remark.