Epstein Survivors Reluctant to Go to Police About Andrew Told ‘Door Is Open’
Lawyers say multiple victims fear press intrusion and distrust UK police as detectives assess sexual misconduct claims against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
- Thames Valley Police are investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for potential misconduct in public office as survivors of financier Jeffrey Epstein remain hesitant to cooperate with the ongoing inquiry.
- Lawyer Brad Edwards stated his clients fear press intrusion and lack confidence in UK authorities after historical inaction during Epstein's lifetime, with "more than one client" dissuaded by media investigations into their privacy.
- Allegations include a 2010 encounter at Royal Lodge involving Edwards' client and a reported 2002 incident at Royal Ascot, though Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
- The National Police Chiefs' Council responded by assuring potential witnesses they will be "treated with care, compassion and respect," emphasizing privacy remains at the "centre of our response."
- Detectives arrested Mountbatten-Windsor on February 19 and released him under investigation; officers have formally requested original Epstein files from the United States Department of Justice to aid the inquiry.
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Police investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for misconduct in a private office are facing numerous hurdles as they try to build a case against the disgraced royal. According to a lawyer representing victims of Jeffrey Epstein, women who claim to have information about Mountbatten-Windsor do not trust the British police enough to speak to them. Brad Edwards told the BBC he was working with “multiple clients” who could speak about the ex-princ…
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor accuser 'will not speak with authorities in the UK'
A woman who claimed to have been trafficked to the UK to have sex with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has refused to speak with British police, according to her lawyer.The woman alleges convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein sent her to Britain in 2010, when she was in her 20s.She claims she spent a night with Andrew at Royal Lodge in Windsor before receiving tea and a tour of Buckingham Palace the following day.She became the second individual to mak…
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