Prince Andrew is in the hot seat, once again, as the public awaits the full list of Jeffrey Epstein’s associates.
The Duke of York has been reported to the police by an anti-monarchy campaign group.
This comes following allegations of sexual assault, which were made against him in recently unsealed court documents.
While he has previously denied any wrongdoing, the same allegations are still coming back to haunt him.
Prince Andrew was reported to the Metropolitan Police after he was referenced multiple times in files relating to pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
This report was matched by similar calls from a US attorney who represented some of Epstein’s victims.
The attorney insisted that police in Britain have a duty to investigate Prince Andrew as he “still refuses to fully account for his time” with Epstein.
The unredacted documents were released in the United States on Wednesday.
Among the allegations were those that Andrew had an orgy with underage girls.
He is also being accused of touching a woman’s breast while posing with a puppet of himself.
These newly released court documents are believed to have strengthened the King’s resolve that Andrew will never be allowed to resume royal duties.
The names of more than 170 people– who were either associates, friends or victims of the late financier–are being made public following a judge’s order last month.
Despite previously denying the allegations, the 63-year-old prince paid millions a year ago to settle a civil case out of court with Virginia Giuffre.
This settlement came after she accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was 17.
While he still made no admission of guilt, Prince Andrew’s past with Giuffre has resurfaced once again.
He is mentioned more than 70 times in nearly 1,000 pages of interviews and transcripts released in the US in connection with a 2015 defamation case brought by Virginia.
Her case was against Ghislaine Maxwell, who ended up being jailed for sex trafficking young girls for her ex-boyfriend, Jeffrey Epstein.
The names of more than 170 people who were either associates, friends, or victims of Epstein are being made public following a judge’s order last month.
Following the allegations resurfacing, the Duke of York has been reported to the police by the campaign group Republic.
Graham Smith, chief executive of the anti-monarchy group Republic, said on Thursday that he had reported Andrew to the police.
Smith also accused the Met of failing to conduct a serious criminal investigation into the case.
In August 2022, the force said that it was taking no further action over allegations made against Epstein.
It went on to say that any future probes into human trafficking by the sex offender were focused on activities outside the UK.
It also previously said it stood by its decision in 2015 not to investigate claims by Giuffre that she was sex trafficked to London.
“To date, there appears to have been no serious criminal investigation, no interview of the accused or other witnesses, and no clear justification for taking no action,” Smith said.
He continued, “I am calling on the Met Police to reopen this case, I am calling on MPs to debate this affair in Parliament, and I am calling on Charles to make a public statement, in front of the press and taking questions, to respond to these allegations and what they say about the monarchy.”
“How can we not expect a response from the Government and head of state?” Smith asked. “At the time of the alleged offenses, Andrew was a government trade ambassador and an active member of the royal family.”
Smith added, “The question many people will be asking is simple: if the accused were anyone else, do we believe they wouldn’t have been investigated and prosecuted?”
Buckingham Palace–which no longer speaks on behalf of the duke after he stepped down in 2019–has not commented on the documents.