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Prince Andrew defended meeting Epstein after the financier was registered as a sex offender
In his BBC interview, Prince Andrew also "categorically" denied having any sexual contact with an American woman, who says she was forced to have sex with him aged 17. Virginia Giuffre - one of Epstein's accusers, previously known as Virginia Roberts - claimed she was forced to have sex with the prince three times. Responding to the allegation, the prince said: "I have no recollection of ever meeting this lady, none whatsoever." He added Ms Giuffre's account of him "profusely sweating" and "pouring with perspiration" when they danced at the club on the night in 2001 when she says they first had sex was impossible, because he had a medical condition preventing him from perspiring. People close to Prince Andrew said he wanted to address the issues head-on and did so with "honesty and humility" in speaking to Newsnight.'Precarious position'
Jonathan Turley, law professor at George Washington University, said it was "likely" the prince would receive a legal summons if he went to the US and lawyers representing alleged victims managed to access him. "There are a lot of these lawyers who would love to hand Prince Andrew a subpoena [an order to give evidence]," he told the BBC. But Prof Turley added the duke would have diplomatic immunity if he was in the US as part of a royal - rather than personal - engagement. "This interview [has] put him in a rather precarious position if he plans to visit the United States any time soon," he added. The prince has stood by his decision to speak out, but former Buckingham Palace press officer Dickie Arbiter described the interview as "excruciating". And BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond said the prince was "very damaged" by the interview, adding the attempt to clear his name had "failed, badly". A lawyer for several of Epstein's accusers described the interview as "sad" and "depressing". Spencer Kuvin, who represents several unnamed alleged victims, said "royalty has failed them". "The mere fact that he was friends with a convicted sex offender and chose to continue his relationship with him - it just shows a lack of acknowledgement of the breadth of what this man [Epstein] did to these girls," Mr Kuvin said. The prince said he visited Epstein in 2010, after he was released from jail, to tell him their friendship was over. He said that was the last contact he ever had with him.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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