UK police won't act against Prince Andrew over abuse claim

British police have announced they will not take any action against Prince Andrew after a review prompted by a Jeffrey Epstein accuser who claims that he sexually assaulted herVirginia Giuffre claims she was trafficked by Epstein to have sex with Andrew in London in 2001 when she was 17 and a minor under US law She is suing the prince in a US courtAndrew the second son of Queen Elizabeth II denies the allegations He told the BBC in a 2019 interview that he never had sex with Giuffre saying ldquoIt didnt happenrdquoIn August Londons Metropolitan Police force began a review of allegations connected to late convicted sex offender Epstein Police chief Cressida Dick said at the time that ldquono one is above the lawrdquo The force said in a statement late Sunday that its review has concluded and we are taking no further actionrdquoIt also said it would take no action over allegations first reported by Channel 4 News that Epsteins alleged accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell trafficked groomed and abused women and girls in the UKMaxwell a British socialite is in a US jail awaiting trial on charges that she recruited teenage girls for Epstein to abuse The force said it is continuing to liaise with other law enforcement agencies who are leading the investigation into matters associated with Epstein After weeks of legal skirmishing lawyers for Andrew acknowledged late last month that the prince had formally been served with Giuffres lawsuit The prince must file responses to the claims by Oct 29Last week a US judge agreed for Andrews lawyers to receive a copy of a 2009 settlement between Giuffre and Epstein that they believe will nullify the civil case against the princeAndrew 61 has been banished from public royal duties amid the scandal over his friendship with convicted paedophile Epstein who was found dead in a federal detention center in New York in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges His death was ruled a suicide The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they choose to come forward publicly as Giuffre hasAlso Read David Card Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens win 2021 Nobel Prize in economicsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever