THE woman who alleges she had sex with the Duke of York after being trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein has urged the royal to “do the right thing” and talk to FBI investigators.
Virginia Giuffre used social media to urge Prince Andrew to come forward and be interviewed about his friendship with Epstein, a convicted sex offender who committed suicide in jail while facing sex trafficking charges.
Giuffre tweeted: “Tick Tock Andy– time to talk!! The world is over the lies, the cover-ups and the simple fact that privilege buys your way out of facing the music.
“Do the right thing, if not for me then the countless other Epstein victims who deserve the truth!”
Below her words were a mock-up of a “missing person” poster with the headline Have You Seen This Prince and a picture of Andrew, details of his height, date of birth, eye and hair colour.
US lawyer Geoffrey Berman, who is leading the Epstein sex trafficking inquiry, told a news conference earlier this week that the duke had “provided zero cooperation”, claiming his lawyers had been contacted by prosecutors and the FBI as part of the probe.
Andrew was reported to be “angry and bewildered” at the claims, with a daily newspaper quoting a source as saying he was happy to talk to the FBI but hadn’t been approached. Reports later said the investigators stood by their comments.
Giuffre told the BBC’s Panorama in December that she was left “horrified and ashamed” after an alleged sexual encounter with Andrew in London in 2001. He categorically denies he had any form of sexual contact or relationship with Giuffre.
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