Prince Andrew, the second son of the Queen of England, has been mired in a sex scandal related to Jeffrey Epstein. An American woman named Virginia Giuffre accused Prince Andrew of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor at the age of 17, but Prince Andrew has consistently denied the allegation.
According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Reuters local time reported on October 11, the British police revealed on the same day that they have ended the review of Prince Andrew's suspected sexual assault allegations and decided not to take any further action.
According to the British "Guardian" reported on the same day, the police made this decision after talking with Giver and reviewing the relevant documents.
Screenshot of the British "Guardian" report In the picture, from right, the second is Virginia Giver
According to reports, the American woman Gieffer, 38, accused American billionaire Epstein of forcing her to have sex with a number of men, one of whom was the notorious British royal family member Prince Andrew.
Most controversially, the victim, Givenre, said she was only 17 years old when she had sex with Prince Andrew and was still a minor.
Meanwhile, Epstein's ex-girlfriend, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, was also accused of recruiting, grooming and abusing women in Britain for Epstein, and providing her home as a place for sexual intercourse.
In August, London Police Chief Cressida Dick said the allegations would be reviewed for a third time but would not investigate.
Now, in a statement released on October 11, police said: "As a procedure, the London Metropolitan Police (MPS) reviewed a document issued in August 2021 as part of a civil lawsuit in the United States. The review is over and we will not take further action. ”
London Police also added that they will continue to be in contact with other law enforcement agencies leading the investigation and Epstein's related incidents.
Prince Andrew, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was made Duke of York in 1986. However, in November 2019, when he was embroiled in a sex scandal related to Epstein, he resigned from the royal family and was approved by the Queen of England.
Infographic: Queen Elizabeth II and her second son, Prince Andrew
Prince Andrew wrote in a statement at the time that he regretted "his wrong dealings with Epstein" and expressed "deep sympathy" for the victims. "I can only hope that, in time, they will be able to rebuild their lives." He also mentioned that he was willing to "provide appropriate assistance" to any law enforcement agency's investigation if needed.
Another key figure in the incident, the American Epstein, died in a U.S. prison in August 2019.
Infographic: Epstein From: New York State Sex Offender Registry
As a well-known American financier, Epstein became a recorded sex offender more than a decade ago for sexually assaulting dozens of young girls, and became infamous. On July 6, 2019, Epstein was arrested again in New York on charges of juvenile sex trafficking and one count of juvenile sexual conspiracy. If both charges are established, he could be sentenced to up to 45 years in prison.
However, at 6:30 a.m. local time on August 10, 2019, Epstein was found unconscious in a special cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York and was taken to a nearby hospital for rescue, and died about an hour later. At the time, the prison authorities said the cause of death was hanging, "suspected of suicide", but did not disclose more details.
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