Scotland Yard Shelves Sex Assault Allegations Against Prince Andrew
Scotland Yard has announced that it will not take any further action against Prince Andrew after a review prompted by a sexual assault allegation from Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers.
Scotland Yard will take no further action against Prince Andrew after a review prompted by a sexual assault allegation from Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers, reports the Los Angeles Times. Giuffre alleges that she was trafficked by Epstein to have sex with the prince in London in 2001, when she was 17 and a minor under U.S. law. She is suing the prince in a U.S. court. Andrew, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II, denies the allegations. In a recent statement, the force said also said it would take no action over allegations, first reported by Britain’s Channel 4 News, that Epstein’s alleged accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, trafficked, groomed and abused women and girls in the U.K.