‘Like a meat market’: Woman says Prince Andrew inspected girls at Epstein mansion
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor brushed his hands against a 17-year-old’s chest while being shown a line-up of girls during a party at Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion, a woman has claimed.
Caroline Kaufman, now 32, said it felt to her that she was part of a "meat market" at the late child sex offender’s mansion in New York. All the girls were allegedly told to wear similar black dresses to impress Andrew.
She claimed the "creepy" encounter happened when Andrew was visiting in December 2010 and claimed Andrew was photographed propping himself over a young woman lying on the floor during the visit. Andrew has consistently and strongly denied any wrongdoing regarding his friendship with Epstein.
Andrew claimed in a 2019 Newsnight interview that he flew to New York that year to cut ties with Epstein following his 2008 child sex offences conviction. Caroline has previously claimed she was raped by Epstein and has also called on Andrew to appear in court.
"You could tell Andrew felt like he was a king. I just wanted to get out of there," Caroline told the Sun on Sunday, regarding the alleged 2010 incident. "It was creepy."
Caroline again spoke out after investigators in the US released millions of documents connected to Epstein. She continued: "Andrew knows much more than he says he does.
"He should be investigated for his links with Epstein as he understood the situation in that house clearly." Caroline claimed she went to Epstein’s mansion, believing it was for a photoshoot.
Instead she claims it instead was a "big party" where everyone was dressed in black. Caroline added she believed it would be a big break for her but that she later claimed to have "freaked out" when she realised what was happening.
She claimed it was a "seedy" atmosphere inside the mansion and that those present were not given a choice about what to wear. Caroline also claimed she was told to sit or stand as Andrew introduced himself to attendees he liked.
She claimed dozens of girls were present and that as Andrew came to greet her, his hand "brushed" her chest. Andrew then asked Caroline’s age and allegedly shied away when she stated she was 17.
"I wouldn’t expect someone in the Royal family to be acting the way he was acting," she said. Caroline said she was there for 40 minutes before being taken upstairs where she was raped by Epstein.
Lawyers for Caroline have previously threatened to formally serve him with legal papers in person if necessary. "Caroline wants to know what he has to say. She wants all witnesses to come forward," lawyers previously said.
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