For example, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, has claimed in a 2015 lawsuit and in a 2011 interview that she was one of Epstein’s alleged “sex slaves.” She has alleged that Epstein directed her to have sex with the Duke of York on three separate occasions in the early 2000s when she was 17. There is speculation that the deal, crafted by former federal prosecutor Alex Acosta was at least in part designed to help protect Andrew, according to an article in Vanity Fair.
As the Jeffrey Epstein Case Grows, Manhattan and DC Brace for Impact | Vanity Fair According to one theory, George W. Bush’s White House directed Acosta not to prosecute Epstein to protect Andrew on behalf of the British government, then the U.S.’s closest ally in the Iraq war.
The New York Post and other publications have reported that Andrew stayed at Epstein’s New York mansion in late 2010. Epstein also hosted a dinner party for Andrew attended by Katie Couric, George Stephanopoulos and other members of New York’s media elite, and the two men were photographed together walking in Central Park. According to the court’s ruling, the documents are said to contain information about “prominent American politicians, powerful business executives, foreign presidents, a well-known prime minister and other world leaders.”
