Embroiled in an Epstein sex scandal, Britain's Prince Andrew was prosecuted in New York

Source: China News Network

According to Reuters, on the 9th local time, virginia, a 38-year-old American woman, filed a lawsuit in the Manhattan District Court in the United States, accusing Prince Andrew of the United Kingdom of sexual abuse of her three times.

Infographic: Prince Andrew of the United Kingdom.

In a civil lawsuit filed in Manhattan District Court, Virginia reportedly said she was one of the sex trafficking victims of U.S. financial magnate Epstein. The lawsuit alleges that about 20 years ago, she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew at her London home in Epstein's longtime assistant, Gislein, and was beaten by him. She was not yet 18 years old at the time.

Virginia said in a statement: "I want Prince Andrew to be held accountable for everything he has done to me."

"Powerful people are also responsible for their actions," she added, and "I hope other victims can see that they don't live in silence and fear, but can regain their lives by shouting out loud and demanding justice." ”

A spokesman for Prince Andrew has yet to respond.

After the Epstein sex scandal came to light, Prince Andrew said in an interview with the BBC in November 2019 that he did not remember meeting Virginia and could not have had sex with her because he attended a children's party on the date Virginia claimed to have sex with him and returned home.

Epstein committed suicide in his cell in August 2019 while awaiting interrogation in prison.