Harry Dunn’s family and alleged victims of billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein are joining forces today to demand America hands over alleged killer Anne Sacoolas to Britain in exchange for Epstein’s friend Prince Andrew.
The Duke of York has been under increasing pressure to speak to the FBI over his relationship with the disgraced US financier who died in August last year.
And there have been calls for American Ms Sacoolas – who is accused of knocking down and killing 19-year-old Harry in a car accident outside a Northamptonshire military base last year – to be brought back to Britain to face questions after she claimed diplomatic immunity.
Lisa Bloom, who represents five Epstein accusers, has suggested US secretary of state Mike Pompeo reconsider his decision to reject Ms Sacoolas’ extradition to Britain.
Ms Bloom yesterday tweeted: ‘As attorney for six women in Epstein/Prince Andrew matters, I am joining forces with the family of UK teen Harry Dunn to say: no one is above the law.’
Radd Seiger, representing the Dunns, is set to hold a joint press conference with Ms Bloom today at 10am New York time, 3pm London time.
The Duke of York (left) has been under increasing pressure to speak to the FBI over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. And there have been calls for Anne Sacoolas (right) to be brought back to Britain to face questions after she claimed diplomatic immunity
Lisa Bloom (pictured), who represents five Epstein accusers, has suggested US secretary of state Mike Pompeo reconsider his decision to reject Ms Sacoolas’ extradition to Britain
Prince Andrew (left) is seen driving from Windsor on January 28 after being criticised by a US prosecutor for giving ‘zero co-operation’ during Epstein inquiry
Harry Dunn family spokesman Radd Seiger, pictured centre with Harry’s mother Charlotte (far left) and Tim Dunn, Harry’s father (right) said Britain should not co-operate with the US on Andrew unless they sent Anne Sacoolas
Sacoolas skipped the country and claimed diplomatic immunity after knocking down and killing 19-year-old Harry (pictured) while driving on the wrong side of the road outside a US base in Britain last year
Mr Seiger tweeted: ‘We go again tomorrow as #justice4harry continues.
‘Press conference tomorrow 10am EST with @LisaBloom and her client followed by meeting at the United Nations at 3.45pm EST to call for a new convention on diplomatic relations.
‘What happened to #harrydunn will never happen again.’
Mrs Sacoolas, the wife of an American intelligence official has been charged with causing teenager Mr Dunn’s death after driving on the wrong side of the road outside a US military base in Northamptonshire last year. She fled the country on a private jet after being given diplomatic immunity.
Radd Seiger, the Dunn family’s spokesman, had recently backed Ms Bloom’s calls for intervention and said: ‘If Prince Andrew has committed crimes in the US then he should return to face their justice system. But only if the USA reverse their decision on Anne Sacoolas’.
He added: ‘It is clear to us, following our meeting with the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab… that the UK Government is reviewing all of its options and will not accept anything less than Anne Sacoolas’ return.
‘To the extent that the United States wishes to have anyone from the UK extradited to the US, including Prince Andrew, then they will absolutely have to send Anne Sacoolas back first’.
The Foreign Office is still looking at alternative options including a trial of Sacoolas in absentia in the UK, issuing an Interpol red notice, which would mean she would be arrested as soon as she left US soil.
America and Britain have traditional agreed to extradition of people between the two countries unless there are exceptional circumstances.
The Government choose to reject more cases if it is unhappy with Mike Pompeo’s decision over Sacoolas.
The FBI, which investigates major cases on behalf of US attorneys who prosecute them in courts, has vowed to unravel Epstein’s network.
US attorney general William Barr has promised to bring charges against anyone who may have helped him.
Prince Andrew has always denied any impropriety, or having any knowledge Epstein was a paedophile, with the FBI treating the duke as a witness rather than a suspect.
If US prosecutors wanted to extradite Andrew, they would have to either obtain an arrest warrant or a grand jury indictment together with an arrest warrant, and make a request to the UK.
The Home Office would have to decide whether it was a lawful request or whether an extradition should be refused, with the case going to a magistrates’ court if it proceeds.
Andrew would then have to decide whether to be extradited voluntarily or whether to challenge it. An alternative is that he could speak to the FBI in London, if he invited agents to see him.
The Duke of York was last week threatened with a subpoena if he ever returns to the US – which looks increasingly unlikely.
Last year the Duke of York pledged to ‘help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations’ into Epstein, his billionaire friend who killed himself.
But speaking on the steps of Epstein’s New York mansion in January, state attorney Geoffrey Berman accused the Queen’s son of providing ‘zero co-operation’ and ignoring a request for an interview.
Lisa Bloom’s mother Gloria Allred, another high-powered lawyer for five more of Epstein’s accusers, has previously told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: ‘We could, also, in our civil law suit, seek to subpoena Prince Andrew. Certainly, if he ever came back to the United States – that would be one of the first things that I’m sure a lot of lawyers, including me, would want to do’.
She added: ‘If he has done nothing wrong, which appears to be what he has claimed, then why won’t he talk to law enforcement? No response is the same as zero co-operation. This is ridiculous. It’s just not acceptable’.
Lisa Bloom told BBC News: ‘Push has come to shove. There are dozens of women who allege they were the victims of sexual assault by this predator Jeffrey Epstein.
‘It is time for anyone with information to come forward and answer questions. Prince Andrew himself is accused of sexual misconduct and he also spent a great deal of time with Jeffrey Epstein. So, it’s time to stop playing games and to come forward to do the right thing and answer questions.’
She added the US authorities should help with the investigation into the death of Harry Dunn, who was knocked down by an American’s diplomat’s wife in Britain last year, if it wants cooperation in its bid to quiz the Duke of York.
Virginia Roberts, now known by her married name Virginia Giuffre, has also launched a fresh attack on Prince Andrew, warning him he is ‘not above the law’.
A lawyer for Miss Roberts, who claims she had sex with Andrew three times, said: ‘Prince Andrew’s continued refusal to cooperate with the authorities after freely acknowledging that he would be prepared to answer enquiries raises even more questions about the role he played in the international sex trafficking ring Jeffrey Epstein and others operated.
‘Prince Andrew should take most seriously the deeply held belief in this country that no one is above the law.’
During his Newsnight interview in November, Andrew said he did not recall meeting Miss Roberts.
On the occasion she said they first met in 2001 – when she claimed she was ‘trafficked’ to Britain by Epstein aged 17 – he said he spent the day with his daughter Beatrice and then took her to Pizza Express in Woking. He also questioned his 36-year-old accuser’s account of them dancing together at the London nightclub Tramp, when she said he was sweating heavily.
The Duke of York said he had suffered from a medical condition at the time, caused by being shot at during the Falklands War, which meant he did not sweat.
He also sought to cast doubt on the authenticity of a photograph that showed him with his arm around Miss Roberts’ waist, but conceded that it was difficult to prove whether it was a fake.
Andrew admitted he had ‘let the side down’ when he had failed to cut ties with Epstein immediately after the American was jailed in 2008 for soliciting prostitution from a minor, and registered as a sex offender.
Andrew had last year pledged to ‘help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations’ into Epstein, but, speaking on the steps of Epstein’s New York mansion, Mr Berman suggested the prince had rebuffed all attempts by federal prosecutors to interview him over the affair despite a high-profile investigation into Epstein’s ‘co-conspirators’.
Prince Andrew, pictured with the Queen heading to church at Sandringham on January 19, has been urged to ‘do the right thing’ and speak to the FBI about what he knew about Epstein
Lisa Bloom, who represents five of Epstein’s alleged victims, told BBC News today that Andrew appeared to be ‘playing games’ and suggested that the US should review its decision over Anne Sacoolas if it wants to get anywhere near Andrew
Prince Andrew is pictured with Epstein in Central Park in New York in 2010 after he was released from prison for prostituting minors. The Duke of York has pledged to help the authorities but has not responded to a request to an interview, it is claimed
Speaking to reporters outside Epstein’s Manhattan mansion yesterday, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman said that prosecutors have contacted Prince Andrew’s legal team but have not received a response
Virginia Roberts, who claims that Prince Andrew had sex with her after Epstein trafficked her to London, is pictured with the Duke of York in 2001
A lawyer for Virginia Roberts (pictured), who claims she had sex with Andrew three times, said: ‘Prince Andrew should take most seriously the deeply held belief in this country that no one is above the law.’
Ghislaine Maxwell visited Prince Andrew up to four times a day at Buckingham Palace
Ghislaine Maxwell would visit Prince Andrew up to four times a day at Buckingham Palace, it has been claimed. The pair are pictured together in 2000
A former police protection officer has claimed that Ghislaine Maxwell would visit Prince Andrew up to four times a day at Buckingham Palace and that the pair would enjoy picnics together in the grounds of the estate in London.
Maxwell was a close friend of Prince Andrew’s and is alleged to have recruited girls for US financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was also friends with the Prince.
The British socialite is said to have enjoyed afternoons at the palace with the Prince, in view of the Queen’s bedroom window.
Met Police officer Paul Page had previously served as a protection officer for Prince Andrew and claimed the first time he had been made aware of Maxwell was in 2001.
Speaking to The Mirror, Mr Page, who worked with the Royals from 1998-2004 said he was first alerted to Maxwell when the privy purse called, informing him that a guest was coming to see Andrew but that the name was not to be entered into the book.
‘She turned up in a chauffeur-driven Range Rover and we let her in. Half an hour after that me and my colleague walked through the garden to go back to the police lodge and he was having a picnic with her by the summer house, opposite the Queen’s bedroom window.
‘One of my colleagues saw her come in and out the Palace four times in one day.’
Berman made his remarks about the Epstein case during a joint appearance with members of Safe Horizon, a nonprofit victim services agency, to discuss a new New York law that makes it easier for people to sue over childhood sexual abuse.
The attorney wouldn’t discuss the investigation in detail, but did confirm that prosecutors are looking at possible ‘conspirators’ who worked with Epstein.
‘Jeffrey Epstein couldn’t have done what he did without the assistance of others, and I can assure you that the investigation is moving forward,’ Berman said.
The attorney declined to comment when asked if Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s close companion, is cooperating with investigators.
Before responding to a reporter’s question about Andrew’s involvement in the investigation, Berman acknowledged that his office typically doesn’t comment on whether a particular individual is cooperating.
‘However, in Prince Andrew’s case, he publicly offered, indeed in a press release, offered to cooperate with law enforcement investigating the crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators,’ Berman said.
Buckingham Palace is not commenting on the matter.
A source told DailyMail.com: ‘This issue is being dealt with by the Duke of York’s legal team.’
Andrew has categorically denied having any knowledge that Epstein was sexually abusing teenage girls.
The prince was effectively sacked from his royal duties late last year amid renewed attention over his friendship with Epstein, and Miss Robert’s claim that she had several sexual encounters with the prince, starting when she was just 17.
Miss Roberts gave her own interview to Panorama in which she insisted the prince was lying when he denied meeting her. She said that she had felt ‘ashamed and dirty’ after they had sex.
She says that after meeting her in Florida in 2000, Epstein flew her around the world and pressured her into having sex with numerous older men, including Andrew, two senior US politicians, a noted academic, wealthy financiers and the attorney Alan Dershowitz, who is now part of President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team.
All of those men have denied the allegations.
Berman declined comment when asked if Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s accused madam, is cooperating with investigators. Epstein and Maxwell are pictured in 2005