The attorney general for the U.S. Virgin Islands said it is hard to investigate the alleged sex crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew because of attempts to silence victims.
In an interview with Vanity Fair last week, the top prosecutor for the island, Denise George, said nondisclosure agreements enforced by the Epstein estate has made her investigation nearly impossible. She added that the agreements are being used to “conceal the criminal activity of Epstein and his associates who are still there.”
One such incident, according to George, includes an allegation that Andrew would openly grope underage girls.
“An employee told me that he saw Prince Andrew on a balcony out at Little St. James groping girls right out in the open,” the prosecutor said. “He said he remembered walking up to him and saying, ‘Good morning, your Highness.’”
Andrew has repeatedly claimed he has done nothing illegal and has tried to downplay his relationship with now-deceased Epstein. The British royal is currently being sued by Virginia Giuffre, who claims he raped her when she was underage.
The Duke of York was forced to relinquish his royal duties last fall over the allegations made against him. The FBI has been attempting to arrange an interview with him, but Andrew has given the agency “zero cooperation.”
