Ghislaine Maxwell, under en FN-konferanse om havene i 2013. Både Maxwell og Epstein var inne på det humanitære NGO-feltet.

Rettsdokumenter frigitt i New York viser at Jeffrey Epstein brukte jenter under den seksuelle lavalder til å få et tak på prominente personer som prins Andrew.

The sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly tried to gather incriminating material against Prince Andrew by forcing an underage girl to have sex with him, according to newly released court documents.

The papers released by a court in New York say the alleged encounter took place on the late US financier’s private island in the US Virgin Islands. A document claims Epstein instructed the girl, referred to as Jane Doe #3, but known to be Virginia Roberts Giuffre, to “give the prince whatever he demanded and report back to him on the details of the sexual abuse”.

Fremgangsmåten følger er en gammel oppskrift: Mennesker med mye å tape blir tilbudt fristelser de ikke kan motstå.

Det er trolig flere enn prins Andrew som har grunn til å frykte sosial degradering.

Epstein allegedly sexually trafficked the girl to powerful people to “ingratiate himself with them for business, personal, political and financial gain, as well as to obtain potential blackmail information”. They included “numerous prominent American politicians, powerful business executives, foreign presidents, a well-known prime minister, and other world leaders.”

Av papirene fremgår det at prins Andrew forsøkte å gripe inn til fordel for Jeffrey Epstein.

The papers, part of prior litigation, also contain the claim that Andrew tried to lobby the US on behalf of Epstein to help secure a “favourable plea arrangement”.

Epstein er som et stort svart hull som trekker folk til seg. Prins Andrew blir neppe den eneste.

Underage girl forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, US court document claims