Prince Andrew, reportedly, turned down three formal requests for an interview under oath in line with the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking scandal. Lawyers for Epstein's victims said that they have contacted the Duke of York in London three times but received no response from his legal team.
The royal is being asked to shed light in the case of his friend after he took his own life, while awaiting his trial in prison, in the summer of 2019. The prosecution's legal team want Prince Andrew to talk after one of Epstein's accusers, Virginia Roberts Guiffre, said that she had sexual relations with the Duke of York when she was a minor and as arranged by Epstein.
"We've made at least three formal written attempts sent to his address in London and also to his lawyers in the past few months," lawyer David Boies told the media. "If I avoid extradition, do I really want to have this hanging over my head and my family's head for the rest of my life?"
Boies hinted that this case will keep hovering over Prince Andrew for the rest of his life until he legally submits to the process to clarify his involvement with Epstein's women. But the scandal exploded in the headlines after Prince Andrew granted a tell-all interview with BBC to clarify his friendship with the deceased billionaire.
Prince Andrew denied that the was able to take advantage of the women because of his friendship with Epstein. He also denied that he had sexual relations with young women at Epstein's mansion parties.
During the BBC interview Prince Andrew said that he can't recall ever meeting his accuser, Roberts Guiffre. He also said that his friend, Epstein, may have acted in "a manner that was unbecoming," despite being convicted as a sex offender once before.
The nightmare interview has led Prince Andrew to resign from his royal duties in November, after a public backlash. He has since been avoiding royal events and the media headlines. He wasn't even able to celebrate his 60th birthday with a traditional grand party at Buckingham Palace in light of his scandal.
Meanwhile, Boies' comments comes as U.S. prosecutor Geoffrey Berman also said in January that Prince Andrew has had zero cooperation in the Epstein case. The Duke of York's lawyers have been declining to comment in the press.
The royal hired extradition law expert Clare Montgomery to represent him. Montgomery is also the lawyer for controversial general Augusto Pinochet.
