“I was afraid of dying”: Prince Andrew of England was denounced for sexual abuse of minors

Virginia Roberts Giuffre of the United States has filed a complaint againstPrince Andrew of England, son of Queen Elizabeth II, accusing him of having sexually assaulted her when I was a minor. The woman claims to have been the victim of the sex trafficking ring of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, who gave dozens of daughters to powerful people.

Roberts, now 37, accuses Prince Andrew of abusing her on at least three occasions, claiming that the first time it happened in London on March 10, 2001 when I was only 17. He said that the prince mistreated her at least three times. On each occasion, he received instructions from Epstein or his alleged accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is now in a Brooklyn jail awaiting trial for providing girls and teens to the Epstein Network.

“Today my lawyer filed a complaint against Prince Andrew for sexual abuse under the Child Victims Act. As the trial explains in detail, I was trafficked and sexually assaulted by him “Giuffre said in statements to US media. He assured that he wanted to hold the prince accountable and send the message that the “The rich and the powerful are not exempt” be held accountable in court.

“Epstein, Maxwell and Prince Andrew forced the complainant, a girl, to have sex”

On one occasion detailed in the trial, Giufre says she was forced to have sex with the prince at Maxwell’s London home. “During this meeting, Epstein, Maxwell and Prince Andrew forced the complainant, a girl, to have sex with the prince against her will.», Says the complainant.

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The prince too abused her with another victim at Epstein’s Upper East Side mansion, according to demand. “During this meeting, Maxwell forced the complainant, a child and another victim to sit on Prince Andrew’s lap while he touched her,” the document reads.

During his visit to New York, the Duke of York “strength“The teenager” to engage in sexual acts against her will. “On another occasion, Prince Andrew sexually assaulted the complainant on Epstein’s private island in the US Virgin Islands, Little St. James,” the document added. Giuffre’s attorney, David Boies, wrote in the lawsuit that “He feared death or physical injury” if he disobeyed orders from Epstein and Maxwell.

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Andrés was then a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, manager of an investment fund, found hanged in 2019, at the age of 66, while awaiting trial in a New York prison. Months later, the prince defended himself against charges in an interview with the BBC that elicited a strong reaction from the public, especially because he admitted that he “still” does not regret being friends with Epstein.

“I hope other victims will see it it is possible not to live in silence and fear, but to get his life back by speaking out publicly and seeking justice, “Giuffre said, adding that” it was not easy “to decide to take legal action, since – as a mother and wife – his family “comes first”, and fear of being the target of attacks from the prince BritishO. “But I knew that if I did not take this action, it would disappoint them and all the victims,” ​​he said.

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