“No Way Back For Prince Andrew” After Groping Claims In Epstein Files

The Duke of York’s alleged links with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are set to come under further scrutiny with the release of hundreds of files from a defamation case. US Judge Loretta Preska ruled on Monday that documents relating to 177 people who were either associates, friends or victims of disgraced financier Epstein should be made public. They include 40 documents of evidence from Johanna Sjoberg, who has claimed Prince Andrew touched her breast while sitting on a couch inside the US billionaire’s Manhattan apartment in 2001. Andrew had also allegedly made a deal worth £12 million with Virginia Giuffre to stop her from taking accusations of unlawful sex to court. Prince Andrew denies all of the allegations made against him, and Buckingham Palace previously said they are “categorically untrue”. Former royal correspondent Michael Cole details the specific groping allegations with TalkTV’s Kevin O’Sullivan and Alex Phillips, and discusses the likelihood of