Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, has been requested to appear before members of Congress for questioning as part of an investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Democratic members of the House Committee on Oversight sent a letter Thursday to King Charles III’s brother to “investigate allegations of abuse” by the former Duke of York and seek information on Epstein based on “the men’s longstanding and well-documented friendship.”
“Rich and powerful men have evaded justice for far too long,” said Rep. Robert Garcia, the committee’s ranking Democrat from California. “Now, former Prince Andrew has the opportunity to come clean and provide justice for the survivors.”
This comes on the heels of Mr. Mountbatten Windsor being stripped of his royal title following accusations of his involvement with the deceased sex trafficker and abuse allegations made by Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s victims of assault.
Epstein died in 2019, Giuffre last April.
Mr. Mountbatten Windsor’s name appears in documents and flight logs, which were publicly released by the committee.
DOCUMENT: Letter from Congress to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor
“If he is innocent, then he can clear his name. And if not, our investigation will show that, and the victims will receive long overdue justice,” said Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Virginia Democrat. “The royal family’s actions stripping Andrew of his titles show there is more to this story.”
Mr. Mountbatten Windsor and Epstein were close through and after the financier’s 2008 conviction for procuring minors for prostitution, the committee said in the letter, referencing a 2011 email exchange in which Mr. Mountbatten Windsor wrote to Epstein, “We are in this together.”
The committee’s letter, cosigned by 13 other Democrats, requests a response from Mr. Mountbatten Windsor by Nov. 20.
