Britain's Prince Andrew denies seeing any sex crimes during time with Epstein

By Andrew MacAskill

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York visits the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital to open the new Stanmore Building, in London, Britain March 21, 2019. David Mirzoeff/ Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Prince Andrew said on Saturday he never saw or suspected any sex crimes during the time he spent with U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein.

 

Andrew has faced weeks of scrutiny over his friendship with Epstein, who committed suicide in a Manhattan jail cell earlier this month while being held on sex-trafficking charges.

 

Andrew, who is the second son of Queen Elizabeth, issued a lengthy statement saying he wanted to "clarify the facts" around his relationship with Epstein.

 

"At no stage during the limited time I spent with him did I see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest and conviction," Andrew said.

 

British media including the Daily Mail have published a picture which they said showed Andrew waving goodbye to a woman from inside a Manhattan mansion owned by Epstein.

 

The Mail said the picture had been taken in 2010 - two years after Epstein pleaded guilty to a Florida state felony prostitution charge and registered as a sex offender.

 

U.S. court papers have previously shown that Epstein had socialised with Andrew and other high-profile figures including U.S. President Donald Trump and former president Bill Clinton.

 

Andrew, 59, said it was a "mistake and error" to see Epstein in 2010 after he pleaded guilty to paying a teenage girl for sex.

 

He said that he first met Epstein in 1999, saw him once or twice a year and stayed in a number of his properties.

 

"His suicide has left many unanswered questions and I acknowledge and sympathise with everyone who has been affected and wants some form of closure," said Andrew, whose title is the Duke of York.

 

"What I thought I knew of him was evidently not the real person, given what we now know."

 

His statement on Saturday was issued just days after Buckingham Palace issued a statement in which Andrew rejected any suggestion that he participated in the alleged sex crimes that Epstein was accused of.

 

Epstein first came under investigation in 2005 after police in Palm Beach, Florida, received reports he had sexually abused underage girls in his mansion there.

 

By 2007, Epstein was facing a potential federal indictment for sexually abusing dozens of girls between 1999 and 2007.

Epstein struck a deal, however, to plead guilty in 2008 to the Florida state felony prostitution charge, and register as a sex offender.

 

Epstein, 66, was arrested on July 6 and pleaded not guilty to federal charges of sex trafficking involving dozens of girls as young as 14.

 

(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Frances Kerry)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-08-25

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Of course Andrew has denied involvment, or seeing anything going on.

What do folk think he would say?

Yes i am a perv, i was involved in it.????

14 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Britain's Prince Andrew denies seeing any sex crimes during time with Epstein

When Cameron was caught in that pig scandal, I saw John Cleese being interviewed and he hinted at the kind of things that go on in public school initiations ("well, in my day it was sheep...").  I would think someone from that world would not be a good arbiter of what is and isn't a sex crime.

 

 

I imagine everyone who had dealings with that guy are squirming lol

They - meaning high profile people, think that not only are they aibove the law, but their position makes them immune. In other words so damned arrogant, they aren't bothered about being discreet.

 

And let's drag Saville into it..

 

John Lydon (Rotten) said in the 70's that Saville was a paedo, but it gets covered up until it all becomes too obvious, to be denied.

 

And... Mountbatten....

In fairness you don't see a lot wearing gimp mask locked in a dungeon on top of a 14 year old and it has the same level of believability ????

Britain's Prince Andrew denies seeing any sex crimes during time with Epstein

 

They were both wearing blindfolds?

Behind every suspicion there is always a bit of truth!

It's hard to focus when wearing a pair of thighs as wraparound blinders.

But the real blinders are worn by the British people who subsidize these kind of trips with their taxes, directly or indirectly.

Edited August 25, 20196 yr by klauskunkel

In the words of the famous call girl Mandy Rice Davies- "Well he would say that, wouldn't he?"

5 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

In the words of the famous call girl Mandy Rice Davies- "Well he would say that, wouldn't he?"

Maybe? the Royal's friend and confidant Jimmy Saville told them that Jeffrey was a decent chap? 

Or just another coincidence with paedophilia involved? 

 

5 hours ago, colinneil said:

Of course Andrew has denied involvment, or seeing anything going on.

What do folk think he would say?

Yes i am a perv, i was involved in it.????

Or, as Randy Mice Davies once famously said "well he would, wouldn't he".

If it gets too hot for the British royal family, the UK intelligence services will shut the investigation down, one way or another.

8 minutes ago, Briggsy said:

If it gets too hot for the British royal family, the UK intelligence services will shut the investigation down, one way or another.

 

 

That's what they are there for.

 

 

It was much easier in the 19th century without 'media' all over the place.

Just wondering when "Kitty" will be dragged into all this. No reason he should be, but he's been out of the limelight for a while now, and it's not like the British yellow press to miss the chance to fabricate a story.

Just now, Dexlowe said:

Just wondering when "Kitty" will be dragged into all this. No reason he should be, but he's been out of the limelight for a while now, and it's not like the British yellow press to miss the chance to fabricate a story.

"Kitty Litter"?

Britain's Prince Andrew denies seeing any sex crimes during time with Epstein

 

 

Maybe these people involved in the Epstein scandal didn't actually consider that having sex with underage girls was a crime. Epstein and his cronies were jet setters of the first order, these people exist in a rarified atmosphere where they consider themselves above and beyond the rule of law that applies to ordinary people.

Buckingham Palace Inc may issue all the denials they wish, but cameras don't often lie.  The only thing he has going for him is that Epstein is dead and he, Randy Andy wasn't actually caught with his pants down.

Edited August 25, 20196 yr by ratcatcher
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His denials don't ring true. How can he have been present with the man so many times, at so many private locations and at so many of his parties and not seen or known anything, even if he didn't participate personally? He is a snobby, nasty piece of work at the best of times, so I wouldn't put anything past him.  Just one more entitled prat the country can well do without. 

Just now, Pilotman said:

His denials don't ring true. How can he have been present with the man so many times, at so many private locations and at so many of his parties and not seen or known anything, even if he didn't participate personally? He is a snobby, nasty piece of work at the best of times, so I wouldn't put anything past him.  Just one more entitled prat the country can well do without. 

Don't hold back - let us know what you really think

28 minutes ago, Dexlowe said:

Just wondering when "Kitty" will be dragged into all this. No reason he should be, but he's been out of the limelight for a while now, and it's not like the British yellow press to miss the chance to fabricate a story.

Dunno how Harry's got away with it....

 

6 hours ago, bendejo said:

I would think someone from that world would not be a good arbiter of what is and isn't a sex crime.

 

As in addition would not anyone on the internet who might be offended.

37 minutes ago, faraday said:

Dunno how Harry's got away with it....

 

because he struck to adult females? 

1 hour ago, faraday said:

Dunno how Harry's got away with it....

 

Not a royal, just a plastic. 

3 minutes ago, Briggsy said:

Not a royal, just a plastic. 

I suspect people don't realise how the world is seen if you're a royal. For them there are only two kinds of people - royals and others. If you're an "other" any further distinction is irrelevant - colour, age, even gender. Women who marry into the British royal family (ie. former "others") must curtsey to those who are born royal, even if junior to the man they married

Edited August 25, 20196 yr by ThaiBunny

I meant Harry Webb, I should have been clearer.

 

????

1 minute ago, faraday said:

Harry Webb

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1 hour ago, ThaiBunny said:

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That one went right over the cliff didn't it?

Epstein may have been TAKEN CARE OF in the jail on order from above so he could't  dog on any one else.  Just thinking 

7 minutes ago, digger70 said:

Epstein may have been TAKEN CARE OF in the jail on order from above so he could't  dog on any one else.  Just thinking 

May have?