New claim Epstein sent woman to UK to have sex with Andrew is under police review | BBC News

Police are reviewing new allegations that Jeffrey Epstein sent a woman to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in the UK, for a sexual encounter at his residence, the Royal Lodge in the grounds of Windsor Castle.

The woman was in her twenties at the time. Her lawyer, Brad Edwards, whose US law firm has been representing Epstein victims since 2008, said that after spending the night with Mountbatten-Windsor, the woman says she was given tea and a tour of Buckingham Palace.

A UK police spokesperson said: “We are aware of reports about a woman said to have been taken to an address in Windsor in 2010 for sexual purposes. We are assessing the information in line with our established procedures. We take any reports of sexual crimes extremely seriously and encourage anyone with information to come forward.”

In 2014, the late Virginia Giuffre became the first woman to publicly accuse Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of similar encounters. She alleged that as a 17-year-old she was trafficked by Epstein and his girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, and forced to have sex with Andrew – a claim he continues to deny.

Mountbatten-Windsor is facing more questions over his relationship with Epstein after release of the latest tranche of documents relating to the late sex offender.

Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson and their daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, are also repeatedly mentioned in the files. The former Duchess of York praises the convicted sex offender as the “brother I have always wished for” in email exchanges and writes to Epstein: “You are a legend. I really don’t have the words to describe, my love, gratitude for your generosity and kindness.”

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Daniela Relph.

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