A TOP lawyer for victims of Jeffrey Epstein has slammed Prince Andrew for “betraying Queen and nation” by associating with the late pedo financier.
Los Angeles-based Gloria Allred mentioned of the Duke of York’s relationship with Epstein: “In the event you get down within the mud with pigs you will get mud on you.”
And she or he defined that Andrew, 61, might plead the Fifth Modification and never reply questions when he's deposed within the civil lawsuit introduced by his accuser Virginia Giuffre.
The veteran legal professional - who has labored with 20 Epstein victims - additionally gave a scathing view of Andrew’s defence.
In feedback to The Solar she mentioned: “There are such a lot of unanswered questions.
“To attend residencies and clearly see so many underage ladies there - it isn't simply Virginia, there have been others.
“I represented 20 accusers of Epstein - various who have been underage.
“This isn't the life that a member of the Royal Household ought to be selecting in the event that they care about their duties to the nation.
“In the event you get down within the mud with pigs you will get mud on you.
“This was all the time going to finish badly. The profit was by no means definitely worth the danger.
“He had an obligation to consider others. He betrayed his duties and honours bestowed on him, and the Queen and the nation.
“It's a distinctive state of affairs for a member of Royal Household.
“There's solely continued draw back - something and the whole lot will likely be lined so it means persevering with harm to the Royals and the Queen.
“I'm not passing judgment on whether or not he was responsible, however clearly the contact that we all know of with Jeffrey Epstein, even after he was convicted of being a sexual predator, may be very dangerous decisions.
“At greatest they're dangerous decisions at worst they're one thing greater than that.”
The civil case towards Andrew goes forward after New York choose Lewis Kaplan rejected the royal’s try to get it tossed on a technicality.
Following the choice, Andrew was stripped of his navy titles and the honorific “His Royal Highness” by the Queen.
The Duke of York is anticipated to be deposed by Ms. Giuffre’s star lawyer David Boies subsequent month.
He has vehemently denied her declare that she was compelled to have intercourse with him underneath Epstein’s orders in London, New York and on the pedophile’s non-public island within the Caribbean when she was 17.
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Giving her view of Andrew’s automobile crash interview with the BBC in November 2019, Ms. Allred mentioned: “He gave the Newsnight interview the place he gave the ‘I do not sweat and went to a pizza parlour with my household’ defence.
“Now that he mentioned that, he has going to must defend it, clarify and supply proof.
“The Newsnight interview was not underneath oath. It's a totally different ball recreation now.”
Ms. Allred additionally defined that Andrew might evoke the Fifth Modification to any questions posed to him on digital camera when he's deposed by Ms. Giuffre’s legal professionals.
It permits these concerned in a legal or civil trial to refuse to reply inquiries to keep away from incriminating themselves.
Ms Allred mentioned: “What is very attention-grabbing concerning the deposition will likely be if he decides to evoke the fifth modification privilege towards self incrimination.
“That will likely be one of many points - if he can or ought to invoke it.”
Requested if Andrew ought to defend himself Allred mentioned: “I believe he ought to sit for it. However does he must reply the questions? No.
“I'm not going with a guilt by affiliation. However in Jeffrey Epstein’s depositions he answered the questions by pleading the Fifth Modification, however he appeared in individual.
“So the Prince wants to seem, however as to which questions he must reply I'm certain his attorneys will advise him.”
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