Sexual abuse: the royal family has lowered Prince Andrew’s thumb | Although they accompany him to prepare his defense, according to the Times they reject his return to public life

British police have vowed to re-examine the allegations against Prince Andrew, following complaints by an American who claims she was abused by him via the network of pedophile and finance mogul Jeffrey Epstein, who committed suicide two years ago in prison.

Virginia Roberts Giuffre, now 38, claims Queen Elizabeth II’s second son is “one of the powerful men” to whom she was “given for sexual purposes”.

The events occurred between 2000 and 2002, when the complainant was 16, and were committed through the vast sex trafficking ring for which Epstein was jailed.

“I have asked my team to review the documents,” Cressida Dick, London Police Chief, told UK station LBC, saying the charges had already been investigated twice in cooperation with the prosecutor’s office.

“Of course we are ready to work with the foreign authorities, we will give them all the assistance requested within the framework of the law”, added Dick, who said that “no one is above the law”, according to the AFP news agency. . . .

Prince Andrew, who had already rejected these accusations, is accused of having “sexually assaulted” Roberts, then a minor, on three occasions: in London, at the home of a person close to Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell; on the property of a New York businessman and in the Virgin Islands.

Prince Andrew’s services declined to comment. But the royal family, which had remained silent now, as “The Times” reported on Thursday, without offering an official comment, expressed doubts over Andres’ return to public life after the accusations of abuse.

As is often the case, the unofficial version emerged from “sources close” to Prince Charles, heir to the British crown, who hinted that the complaint “will likely strengthen (the heir to the throne’s) opinion that the return of the duke is impossible. “.

The Duke of York, 61, had already “categorically” denied the charges in the complaint in a BBC interview in November 2019, in which he expressed no regret for his friendship with Epstein or the slightest empathy for his victims . . Despite his denials, the fact that he dated the American financier has forced him to retire from public life, even though he continues to appear in public with the royal family.

Prince Charles, heir to the British crown, sees no possibility that his brother Andrés, Duke of York, will return to public life after the sexual abuse charges a woman has brought against him in the United States, reports this Thursday the newspaper “The Fois”.

The same source claimed that even if Roberts’ lawsuit fails, it is a “reminder” of the risk that Andres and businessman Jeffrey Epstein’s ties pose to the reputation of the company. Royal family. Epstein was convicted of sexual abuse in the United States before committing suicide in 2019.

Roberts filed a civil lawsuit in federal court in New York. There she accused the son of Queen Elizabeth II of England of “sexually assaulting her” when she was 17, after being pressured by Epstein to have sex with him. Duke of York.

At the moment, Prince Andrew is at Balmoral Castle (Scotland) accompanied by the Queen and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, as they prepare their defense against the lawsuit with their American lawyers.