Epstein accuser says Prince Andrew groped her, documents show

A girl who has mentioned she was victimised by deceased intercourse trafficker Jeffrey Epstein mentioned Britain’s Prince Andrew put his hand on her breast at Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse in 2001, in response to courtroom paperwork from a civil swimsuit 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 socialised 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 costs.

Dozens of girls have accused Epstein of forcing them to supply sexual providers to him and his visitors at his non-public 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, one in every of Epstein’s most distinguished accusers, had been saved beneath seal for years till a federal choose dominated final month that there was no authorized justification to maintain them non-public.

In a deposition, Giuffre mentioned she had intercourse with a number of distinguished politicians and monetary leaders, together with billionaire US businessman Tom Pritzker.

Pritzker didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark. Giuffre didn’t say whether or not she was underage on the time or whether or not the intercourse was nonconsensual.

Giuffre’s allegation in opposition to Pritzker gave the impression to be beforehand unreported.

In her deposition, she additionally mentioned she had intercourse with different distinguished figures who’ve beforehand denied her allegations, together with hedge-fund proprietor Glenn Dubin, former US senator George Mitchell and former New Mexico Governor Invoice Richardson.

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

Sjoberg mentioned the photograph additionally included a puppet that mentioned “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 in opposition to 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 Epstein to abuse.

US Choose 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.