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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Prince Andrew accused of being part of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring

    Virginia Roberts Giuffre recently told the BBC that in 2001 when she was 17 years old, Jeffrey Epstein forced her to have sex with Prince Andrew of England on three separate occasions in three separate places.  In another BBC interview…

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 4, 2019 • 1 min read

    Virginia Roberts Giuffre recently told the BBC that in 2001 when she was 17 years old, Jeffrey Epstein forced her to have sex with Prince Andrew of England on three separate occasions in three separate places.

    In another BBC interview two weeks ago, Prince Andrew denied the encounters, said he’d never met her, and disputed Guiffre’s description of him being sweaty. He also said he stayed at Jeffrey Epstein’s apartment when he was in New York because it was “convenient.” and he didn’t show much sympathy for Epstein’s under-age victims.

    After the prince’s interview, the queen stripped her son of his royal duties.

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Analysis: House Judiciary’s first impeachment hearing
    1. 0:00Three legal experts testify that Trump committed impeachable offenses, and a fourth says no
    2. 9:32Nunes-Giuliani phone records: Why are they significant?
    3. 20:09Prince Andrew accused of being part of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ringYou’re reading this
    4. 29:30Will world leaders accomplish anything meaningful during climate change talks in Madrid?
    5. 34:55French filmmaker Agnes Varda refused to sell out during her long life
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