Another startling revelation about Prince Andrew has cropped up amid his ties to the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. A prosecutor from the U.S. said that they have a witness who can attest the Duke of York "openly groped" some young girls at Epstein's legendary pool parties at his private island.
According to U.S. prosecutor Denise George, an employee at Little St. James, which was also referred to as "Pedophile Island," confirmed to have seen Prince Andrew brazenly touching girls at Epstein's parties. The witness apparently remembered the royal, who made no attempts to hide his behavior, because he greeted Prince Andrew and called him "Your Highness."
Epstein employees were, apparently, made to sign non-disclosure agreements. The prosecutors , however, are hoping that the staff would be released from these agreements to shed light on the cases against the deceased billionaire.
George said that the accusations, especially against Prince Andrew, are harder to prove or disprove if no one from the employees would come forward. They are direct witnesses to the alleged illegal activities taking place at the billionaire's island.
In his BBC interview last year, Prince Andrew acknowledged that he stayed at Epstein's properties and attended his parties after the convict was released in prison. He said, however, that he doesn't regret being friends with the alleged sex trafficker but the royal denied any first-hand knowledge of his friend's activities.
A woman who used to work for Epstein as a minor came forward to say that she was forced to have sexual relations with Prince Andrew more than once. Prince Andrew, however, denied having met Virginia Roberts Giuffre but there are pictures of them online together from over a decade ago.
Epstein could no longer answer the accusations against him since he took his own life while in a prison in New York in August 2019. He was awaiting trial for his cases.
Meanwhile, prosecutors also said that they received no cooperation from Prince Andrew. The courts, however, have not yet subpoenaed the royal and Buckingham Palace would not comment on the case as it is in the hands of the duke's legal advisers.
Since the scandal broke, Prince Andrew has stepped back from his royal duties indefinitely. He has also been staying away from the media spotlight and won't have a grand 60th birthday party in Buckingham Palace.
The royal also deferred a military promotion until his return to royal duties. However, he will be walking Princess Beatrice down the aisle on her big wedding day on May 29.
