PRINCE Andrew should do the “honourable” thing and tell the FBI everything he knows about the Jeffrey Epstein sex crimes scandal, say lawyers for the victims.
Gloria Allred, who is representing five of the women, spoke out as the Royal was warned his interview with the BBC could one day be used against him in court.
Gloria Allred, who is representing five of the victims, urged the Royal to do the ‘honourable thing’
She told the Guardian: “The right and honourable action for Prince Andrew to take now is for him to volunteer to be interviewed by the FBI and prosecutors for the southern district of New York.
Prince Andrew has decided to enter the court of public opinion with this interview and people can decide whether to believe him or not.
“The most important part of this is the victims and very little was said about them in this interview. They were almost completely ignored.
Lisa Bloom, who represents another five victims, added the interviewwith the BBC was “deeply disappointing.
Bloom said: He is entitled to deny allegations and defend himself. But where is his apology for being so closely associated with one of historys most prolific paedophiles?
Following his interview with Emily Maitlis, viewers were angered over his lack of empathy for Epstein’s victims
Allred added to the Telegraph: Anyone, whether a prince or a pauper, should provide what evidence they have to law enforcement in a criminal investigation.
The only way we will know what happened is if Prince Andrew and anyone who has any knowledge passes it on to the FBI and prosecutors without delay and without excuse.”
The lawyer later claimed the Royal may even have information which which could help with further prosecutions on the other side of the Atlantic.
She told Good Morning Britain: “He very may well have evidence or information that is relevant to possibly prosecute others who conspired to help sex traffic underage girls.”
Piers Morgan then asked if it was possible the Prince could have been around Epstein’s world without being aware of his “predilection for all these young girls.”
The royal was infamously pictured with his arm around Virginia when she was 17 at a party thrown by Epstein
She replied: “I don’t see how he could have not known that there were underage girls – minors – because he did visit homes of Mr Epstein in New York, in Palm Beach and in the Virgin Islands and I happen to know there were young girls in all those locations.”
Allred’s comments came as another lawyer warned the Duke of York’s interview could one day be used against him in court.
Anna Rothwell, from the criminal law firm Corker Binning, said she would “never advise” her clients to speak publicly if they were under investigation.
She said Andrew’s attempt to try to publicly defend his reputation in the wake of Epstein sex scandal was “pretty disastrous”.
“I think talking full stop in circumstances where you are under investigation is unwise,” Ms Rothwell said.
The biggest takeaways from the Prince Andrew interview
- Epstein was invited to Windsor Castle as plus one for Ghislaine Maxwell
- Prince Andrew doesnt regret his friendship with Epstein
- The royal regrets visiting the paedo in NYC in December 2010 when the infamous photo was snapped
- The 59-year-old claims he was at a Pizza Express in Woking on the night Virginia Roberts alleges she had sex with him aged 17
- The prince claims he cant sweat after Ms Roberts alleged he sweat profusely
- The Duke of York would testify under oath if push came to shove
- Prince Andrew described Epsteins behaviour as unbecoming
“Anything he has said, if he were to be prosecuted, could be used to cross-examine him.”
Royal experts were also dumbstruck by the Prince’s decision to appear on TV to discuss his relationship with his paedophile billionaire pal, who died in jail in August.
However, the Duke, 59, is believed to be unaware of the worldwide outrage sparked by his interview with Emily Maitlis, shown on BBC2 on Saturday night.
During the one-to-one he went into astonishing personal detail to deny accusations he had sex with a teenage girl.
He claimed he was in a Pizza Express on the night he is accused of sleeping with Virginia Roberts, a sex slave ofhis paedo pal Epstein.
The Dukealso said a peculiar medical condition triggered by being shot at in the Falklands War meant he could not have sweated profusely as she has claimed.
He appeared to suggest a photo of them at a friends flat in 2001 could have been faked. Asked about claims that they had sex, he said: I can absolutely categorically tell you it never happened.
In the interview shown on BBC2, Andrewtold Newsnights Emily Maitlis he did not regret his friendship with the late Epstein.
In September, the Sunday Times reported the FBI had expanded its investigation to identify alleged human trafficking victims of Epstein.
Citing unidentified sources from the US Department of Justice, the newspaper said the FBI was looking to “several” potential victims in the hope they can provide more details about Andrew and his involvement in the case.
