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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and the Evidence Trail Virginia Left Behind (5/27/26) · The Vault: The Epstein Files

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Speaker 1: What's up, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the
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Epstein Chronicles. A few days ago we were talking about
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how the UK was expanding their investigation into Prince Andrew
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and how they were looking for other people who said
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that they might have been victimized by the former prince,
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and if that's not bad enough, they're also doing a
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deep dive into the allegations made by Virginia against Prince Andrew.
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But the caveat to that is that they're going to
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need the American authorities to help them, and unfortunately, it
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doesn't look like that's going to occur, at least not
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in a expedited manner. So instead they'll have to go
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through the formal channels and make the MLA request and
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then wait on the system to process it and get
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things moving. And as you all know, the system takes
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some time here in America. And according to the UK authorities,
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their counterparts over at the DOJ have refused to play ball.
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So today we have an article from the Deli Mail
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talking about how the police over in the UK have
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begun to expand their investigation to include the allegations made
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by Virginia Roberts. Today's article was published by the Delhi
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mel and the headline, police probing Andrew mount Batton Windsor
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over sex offenses, we'll seek late accuser Virginia Roberts files.
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Talk about too little, too late. They should have done
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this when Virginia was alive. She was more than willing
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to come forward and talk about Prince Andrew, more than willing.
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But instead of taking her seriously, they treated her like
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she was a pariah, like she was some crazy person
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just talking nonsense. And the most devious part of all
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of that is that they knew that she wasn't but
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they were running that gaslight campaign. They had to make
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sure that Andrew was protected. That's what the Queen wanted.
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This article was authored by Gethin Hicks. Detectives investigating Andrew
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mount Batten Windsor are reportedly seeking files from MET police
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relating to the former Prince's accuser, Virginia Roberts. Tams Valley
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Police is understood to have made contact with the MET
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to review its records, and is also keen to speak
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to the sixty six year old's former protection officers. And
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I'm sure a few of them have some things to say.
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I mean, you have to think that being around Prince Andrew.
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For all that time, you would have seen a thing
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or two. And now that the Palace is behind the investigation,
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at least they say they are. I wonder if that's
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going to make people have looser lips. If they're not
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worried about reprisals from the Palace, maybe they'll be more
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receptive to telling the truth. Andrew was arrested in February
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at the Sandringham estate on suspicion of misconduct in public office,
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though a charge is yet to be brought, and that's significant. Right,
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he's under investigation, but they have not charged him with
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a crime yet. Now that doesn't mean that they won't,
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but as of now, they don't feel they have the goods.
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They don't feel like their investigations at a point where
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they can bring those charges. So I would expect this
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investigation to continue for quite some time, and I think
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they have a lot to get to. We're talking about
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years of misconduct or alleged misconduct by Prince Andrew, so
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they're going to have to get through all of that
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and it's going to be quite the task. In a
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bombshell development, the Force announced on Friday that it's probe
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is considering a wide range of offenses, including sexual misconduct
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and corruption. Roberts, who died by suicide in April, allegedly
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was paid twelve million dollars by Andrew in twenty twenty
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two after claiming she was sexually assaulted by him three
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times when she was seventeen. Andrew has always denied wrongdoing,
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but there are allegations that he paid one of his
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protection officers to dig dirt on Roberts after she publicized
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her allegations into eleven. Well, he definitely did do that.
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We saw the emails. And not only that, but he
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was trying to get Glen Maxwell involved to demean Virginia
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as well, and that of course led to the lawsuit
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that was filed by Virginia against Glen Maxwell, the one
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that she won, by the way, Yeah, that one. The met, however,
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denies that the then Prince's alleged request was carried out. Well,
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that's possible, right, I'm not going to say it was
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carried out, But does anybody think for a minute that
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Prince Andrew wouldn't make that request. I mean, that's certainly
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on brand when it comes to the Prince of Punkasses.
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Roberts was interviewed by officers from the Force in twenty fifteen.
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The Times reports after she complained that she was sex
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trafficked by a pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein and his partner
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Glenn Maxwell. You mean co conspirator, fellow, all around scumbag,
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child abuser and bipudal serpent. Oh that's who you're talking about,
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Got it right, partner, I got your partner right here, partner.
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But an investigation was never launched because the METS said
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there was no allegation of criminal conduct against any UK
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based nationals. It added that any investigation into human trafficking
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would be focused on activities outside of Britain. And I
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told you at the time seven years ago they were
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bullshitting authorities in the UK. Knew very well what was
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going on in the UK. The reason they did nothing
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is because they were protecting Andrew. The Queen wanted Andrew protected.
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So that's what happened and the record reflects that, and
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that decision made by the Queen has done great harm
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to the royal family. The Force reviewed the case on
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a number of occasions, including after Robert's death, but its
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position remains und changed. Officers at Thames Valley reportedly now
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want to review the files themselves and are also keen
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to speak to the Met Protection officers who stayed with
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Andrew at properties owned by Epstein. I think that's a
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great idea, and they should also speak with Johanna Schoberg.
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She gave a deposition about Prince Andrew's stay over at
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Jeffrey Epstein's house, you know, with the puppet, the whole thing,
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so I think she has a lot to offer too.
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And we also have the woman over in the UK
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who says that she saw Prince Andrew with Virginia at
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the nightclub. So I would hope that the UK is
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going to talk to all of those people, and I'm
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guessing they are going to talk to them. If this
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is a real investigation, and it looks like it might be,
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then they're certainly going to talk to the people who
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might be witnesses. Officers are even understood to have been
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instructed to provide security at the pedophile financier as New
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York home, according to the US Department of Justice, and
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we saw the same thing with at Hohood Brock, the
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former Prime Minister of Israel, had his security detail outside
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of Epstein's townhouse as well, and they were out there
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standing guard. And that's you know what would happen. You'd
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have these public figures, you'd have these international figures, these
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very important people, quote unquote, and they'd have their security
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details with them. And the same goes for Bill Clinton.
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So you mean to tell me that nobody saw anything. Ever,
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I have a hard time believe in that. The medic
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insists that never uncovered any evidence of wrongdoing, but detectives
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want to be confident that there are no outstanding inquiries.
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Andrew's sensational arrests came more than three months ago, but
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it's thought detectives are struggling to build a compelling enough
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case to bring charges. And that's always going to be
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the tough part when you're dealing with people like this
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not a walk in the park. You have to have
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the goods and unless America plays ball, it's going to
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be a rough road for the UK authorities to try
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and bring this home. Tames Valley Police alleged that Andrew
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leaked secrets to Epstein during his decades as the UK's
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trade envoy, and announced on Friday it's probe had broadened.
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The force made an appeal to victims survivors to come
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forward after identifying multiple lines of inquiry in what's being
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described as a significant investigation, and it should be. We
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have decades of allegations. You mean to tell me that
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there's no there there, especially over in the UK. With
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everything we've heard recently about all the women that were
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being moved through the UK, the flats that Epstein was
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using in the UK, and the fact that he had
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pretty much carte blanche to land at military installations in
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the UK, probably something that the UK authorities should look into.
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But I think we need to be realistic and we
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have to understand that it's not going to be a
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walk in the park. It's not going to be some
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kind of open and done kind of investigation, and it's
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going to take some time. Police have seized evidence in
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a raid of Andrew's former home at Royal Lodge, Windsor
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and his new property in Norfolk. Senior officers have spoken
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to the Crown Prosecution Service for early investigative advice ahead
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of potential prosecution, it was reported on Friday. They're also
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liaising with American DOJ to formally request evidence contained in
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the millions of documents from the Epstein files. Alongside the
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allegations from the files, they're assessing separate claims that Epstein
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sent a woman to the UK for sex with Andrew
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in twenty ten, mirroring accusations made by the lay Roberts.
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Detectives have spoken to the lawyer for the alleged second victim,
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who has not been identified, but officers are yet to
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carry out interviews because she has not made a formal
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complaint to the police and her lawyer, according to reports,
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is Bradley Edwards, and I guess she doesn't want to
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come forward, she doesn't want to be part of the investigation,
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and according to what's being reported, she might not speak
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to the police at all. Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright
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said the force had assembled a dedicated team of its
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most experienced specialist investigators, which include detectives experienced in investigating
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serious sexual attacks and financial experts. Got to have the
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whole Monty right, and if you want to take down
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powerful people and you want to do it effectively, you
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look at their finances. That's how you get these people.
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He confirmed that they had spoken to a number of witnesses,
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but said he hopes others will come forward to shed
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light on Andrew's relationship with the pedophile. I really want
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to stress that the door's open. Whenever a victim survivor
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is ready to engage with us, We're ready for you
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at whatever point that may be, the Assistant Chief Constable continued.
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In terms of Epstein's victims and survivors, we hope that
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anyone with relevant information will come forward. Describing progress in
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the investigation, he said, We've been working really closely with
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the Department of Justice in the US seeking further information
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that may be related to the investigation. We've also been
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working really closely with the CPS, and for those of
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us in America, CPS is Child Protective Services. Over in
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the UK it's the Crown Prosecution Service, so just a
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little bit of a distinction there, so people aren't confused.
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There's a number of aspects of allegedmis conduct that the
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investigations examining, so we're speaking with a wide range of witnesses.
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We do really want to get the message across that
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we're encouraging anyone with information to get in touch with us.
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He warned that the inquiry could take months before detectives
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are ready to submit a file of evidence to the CPS.
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To consider whether to bring criminal charges. The senior officer added,
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the investigation, by necessity is hugely thorough and it's going
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to take time where proceeding with real care and caution,
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as they should make it air tight. Don't give this
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dude any wiggle room whatsoever. One of the key issues
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to be determined is whether the former Prints can be
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considered a public officer under the terms of the offense.
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Police will have to interview various officials and seek disclosure
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from the government of any documents Andrew signed regarding confidentiality
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in his role, which he held for ten years until
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twenty eleven. CPS guidance says there's no simple definition of
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a public officer and each case must be assessed individually,
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taking into account the nature of the role, the duties
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carried out, and the level of public trust involved. Public
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officials include individuals such as police officers, civil servants, judges,
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elected officials and army officers. Emails released in the Epstein
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dump suggests the former Duke shared reports of official visits
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the Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore with the financier. Andrew
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was a UK Special Representative for Trade and Investment in Asia,
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in twenty ten and twenty eleven. Let's see the money trail.
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Did Epstein invest in any of this stuff? Did he
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profit from it? Seems like a pretty easy pathway to travel, right.
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He's accused of sharing confidential reports and investment opportunities with
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Epstein after the financier pedophile was released from prison on
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child sex offenses in two thousand and nine. One email
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in November twenty ten was forwarded by Andrew just minutes
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after being sent by his then special advisor a Meet Patel. Then,
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on Christmas Eve in twenty ten, Andrew allegedly looped Epstein
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in on a confidential briefing about investment opportunity in the
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reconstruction of Helmand and Afghanistan. Detectives are now speaking to
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officials in the Cabinet Office and Buckingham Palace, which has
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previously released a statement confirming staff stand ready to support police.
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Well that's nice. I wonder if they're really going to
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do it, though Royal Aids say the Palace cannot comment
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while there is an active police inquiry for fear of
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prejudicing any investigation. Sources point back to the robust action
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taken by the King in stripping his brother of his
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remaining titles and honors and insuring his departure from Royal Lodge.
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Both he and Queen Camilla, who has highlighted issues around
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violence against women, also said last year that their thoughts
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and utmost sympathies have been and remain with the victims
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and survivors of any in all forms of abuse. Pretty vague, right,
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Why not just single out the people that were abused
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by your rotten ast brother? The King's brother has not
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addressed the allegations, but has always denied any wrongdoing and
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his dealings with Epstein or knowledge of his sex crimes.
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Misconduct in public office, which carries a potential maximum life sentence,
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covers a range of offending including sharing confidential information, sexual misconduct, corruption,
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fraudulent conduct, and dishonesty. Boy Andrew checks all the boxes,
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doesn't he. So look, folks, we got a long way
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to go, and like usual, we're going to be here
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every step of the way. All the information that goes
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