Epstein accuser says Prince Andrew groped her, documents show By Reuters

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators maintain indicators aloft protesting Jeffrey Epstein, as he awaits arraignment within the Southern District of New York on prices of intercourse trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit intercourse trafficking of minors, in New York, U.S., July 8, 201

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By Jonathan Stempel and Luc Cohen

NEW YORK (Reuters) -A lady who has stated she was victimized by deceased intercourse trafficker Jeffrey Epstein stated Britain’s Prince Andrew put his hand on her breast at Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse in 2001, in accordance with courtroom paperwork unsealed on Wednesday.

The incident, which has been beforehand reported and Andrew has denied, was among the many particulars revealed in a trove of beforehand redacted paperwork.

Epstein socialized with Wall Road titans, royalty and celebrities earlier than pleading responsible to soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008. He took his personal life in 2019 at age 66 whereas awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking prices.

Dozens of ladies have accused Epstein of forcing them to offer sexual companies to him and his company at his personal Caribbean island and houses he owned in New York, Florida and New Mexico.

The names of greater than 150 folks talked about in a lawsuit by Virginia Giuffre, considered one of Epstein’s most distinguished accusers, had been stored underneath seal for years till a federal choose dominated final month that there was no authorized justification to maintain them personal.

In a 2016 deposition, Epstein accuser Johanna Sjoberg stated Prince Andrew put his hand on her breast to pose for a photograph with Epstein, Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend.

Sjoberg stated the photograph additionally included a puppet that stated “Prince Andrew” on it.

Andrew has been stripped of most of his royal titles as a consequence of his affiliation with Epstein. He settled a civil lawsuit with Giuffre final 12 months for an undisclosed sum and has denied wrongdoing. He was not instantly reachable for remark.

The checklist stems from a long-settled defamation lawsuit that Giuffre filed towards Maxwell.

Maxwell, the daughter of British media mogul Robert Maxwell, is serving a 20-year jail sentence for recruiting underage women for Epstein. She is interesting her conviction.

Giuffre accused Maxwell of recruiting her when she was underage for Maxwell to abuse.

U.S. Decide Loretta Preska, who’s overseeing the case, dominated that some names would stay confidential, together with these of people that had been underage when Epstein abused them.