Prince Andrew ‘knows what he’s done’ claims Epstein victim Virginia Roberts – as lawyer says he invited royal to ‘answer real questions multiple times’

PRINCE Andrew’s sex slave accuser Virginia Roberts dramatically said yesterday the royal "knows exactly what he's done".

A lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein's alleged victim also told how he'd made "multiple requests" to the perv's pal Andrew to "answer real questions".

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It came after an emotional day in court during which 16 of Epstein's alleged victims were given the chance to tell their harrowing stories.

They spoke out at a hearing in New York to formally dismiss sex trafficking charges against Epstein – who killed himself in prison.

Roberts, who now goes by the surname Giuffre, alleges that she slept with the Duke of York three times – claims the royal vehemently denies.

Outside New York's Southern District court in Manhattan, Ms Roberts said of Andrew: “He knows what he has done and he can attest to that.

“He knows exactly what he's done - and I hope he comes clean about it.”

ANDREW INVITE

Later on Tuesday, Virginia’s lawyer Brad Edwards said he had extended invitations to Andrew to answer ";real questions" over the scandal.

Lawyers also tore into the Prince's denials over recent days - in which Andrew has insisted he had no knowledge of Epstein's perversions.

Mr Edwards said: “With respect to Prince Andrew or anyone else who has made a gratuitous statement, if anyone who wants to come over here and talk to us and answer real questions that the victims have and that we have on their behalf we welcome that.

“I’ve personally extended that invitation to Prince Andrew multiple times.

“Any time we are ready and we have a lot of questions for him.”

Anybody can deny things in a printed statement. It’s a different thing to come here, answer questions under oath, subject to cross examination

David BoiesLawyer for Virginia Roberts Giuffre

Another of Virginia’s lawyers, David Boies, added: “Anybody can deny things in a printed statement.

“It’s a different thing to come here, answer questions under oath, subject to cross examination.

"Those are the kinds of answers that we are eventually going to get.”

Mr Boies added that a civil lawsuit against Epstein's alleged "madam" Ghislaine Maxwell in 2015 – in which they secured a “substantial settlement” – could prove to be a “roadmap” for prosecution against her.

Brit socialite Maxwell - the daughter of disgraced publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell - has been in hiding since Epstein's death on August 10.

The Sun Online has approached the palace for comment on the remarks made by Ms Roberts' lawyers.

ROYAL DENIALS

Prince Andrew released a statement this week condemning his former pal - who he had been pictured staying with in New York in 2010.

Buckingham Palace said the Duke of York would help authorities in any investigations into the disgraced millionaire.

Andrew said: "It is apparent to me since the suicide of Mr Epstein that there has been an immense amount of media speculation about so much in his life.

"This is particularly the case in relation to my former association or friendship with Mr Epstein.

"Therefore I am eager to clarify the facts to avoid further speculation."

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The statement added: "I met Mr Epstein in 1999.

"During the time I knew him, I saw him infrequently and probably no more than only once or twice a year.

"I have stayed in a number of his residences.

"At no stage during the limited time I spent with him did I see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest and conviction."

A previous Buckingham Palace statement said: "The Duke of York has been appalled by the recent reports of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged crimes.

"His Royal Highness deplores the exploitation of any human being and the suggestion he would condone, participate in or encourage any such behaviour is abhorrent."

He knows exactly what he's done, and I hope he comes clean about it

Virginia Roberts

In an unprecedented move, US District Judge Richard Berman let Epstein's alleged victims give impact statements in person on Tuesday.

The Manhattan US Attorney's office said it wanted to dismiss the indictment against the financier after his death.

Mum-of-three Miss Roberts, 36, who flew from her new home in Australia, told the court: "My hopes were quickly dashed and my dreams were stolen."

She alleges that Maxwell helped the shamed financier carry out the abuse - claims Maxwell strongly denies.

Ms Roberts said: "I am a victim of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and the dark and cruel criminal acts they committed against me - for years and years and years unstopped.”

In a previous court affidavit, she claims she was ";lent out" by Epstein to Prince Andrew, 59, for sex three times by Epstein in London, New York and his private Caribbean island.

The royal denies any wrongdoing and the claims from Miss Roberts were later struck out of a lawsuit by a judge who branded them "immaterial".

HARROWING ACCOUNTS

Miss Roberts joined a succession of women who stood up at the two-and-a-half-hour hearing and told how Epstein had trapped them into performing massages on him – before abusing them.

Ten of the 16 women gave their names, while six did not.

Lawyers also read statements from seven other women.

Victim Sarah Ransome said: “He showed the world what a depraved and cowardly human being he was by taking his own life.”

Imploring prosecutors to go after Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators, which allegedly include his sidekick Maxwell, she added: “Please, finish what you have started.”

Another woman, Chauntae Davies, who said Epstein raped her on his Little Saint James Caribbean island, vowed to the court: “I will not let him win in death.”

Victim Jennifer Araoz, who says Epstein raped her, added: “The fact that I will never have a chance to face my predator in court eats away at my soul.”

Another accuser, Courtney Wild, fighting back tears, said: “I feel very angry and sad that justice has never been served in this case.”

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'SEX SLAVES' SPEAK OUT

High profile women's rights attorney Gloria Allred also attended along with an unnamed client.

Berman explained why he gave the women and their lawyers an opportunity to address the court.

He said: "The victims have been included in the proceeding today both because of their relevant experiences and because they should always be involved before, rather than after, the fact," Berman said.

Epstein, who once counted US President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton as friends, was arrested on July 6 and pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking girls as young as 14.

But the 66-year-old was found dead on August 10 in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Lower Manhattan.

An autopsy concluded that he hanged himself.

Just two days before his death, Epstein signed a will placing all of his property, worth more than £470million, in a trust.

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Davies said she was hired by Epstein to give massages and alleges the financier raped her the third or fourth time they met on his private island and continued to abuse her.

Another woman, who chose not to give her name, said Epstein's death must be investigated.

Holding back tears, she said: "We do need to know how he died. It felt like a whole new trauma.

"It didn't feel good to wake up that morning and find that he allegedly committed suicide."

Another unnamed woman said she came to New York to become a model and was victimised by Epstein.

She said: "I'm just angry that he's not alive to have to pay the price for his actions."

During the hearing, attorney Mr Edwards, who represents a number of the alleged victims, said, "I have in the courtroom today 15 victims I represent and have represented over the years.

“There are at least 20 more who didn't make this hearing today."

Edwards said Epstein's "untimely death" was "curious," adding: "More so, it makes it absolutely impossible for the victims to ever get the day in court that they wanted, and to get full justice.

"That now can never happen."

At the hearing, Assistant US Attorney Maurene Comey said the law required the dismissal of the case in light of Epstein's death, but said the government's investigation was ongoing.

Comey said: "Dismissal of this indictment as to Jeffrey Epstein in no way prohibits or inhibits the government's ongoing investigation into potential co-conspirators."

Epstein's death has triggered probes by the FBI, the US Department of Justice's Office of Inspector General and the US Bureau of Prisons, which runs the detention facility.

ALLEGED VICTIMS DEMAND JUSTICE

The paedo’s arrest in New York came more than a decade after Epstein avoided being prosecuted on similar federal charges in Florida by striking a deal that allowed him to plead guilty to state prostitution charges.

That controversial deal resulted in Epstein serving 13 months in a county jail, which he was allowed to leave during the day on work release.

Brittany Henderson, a lawyer with Edwards' firm, read a statement from another victim, Michelle Licata.

She said of the earlier investigation: "I was told then that Jeffrey Epstein was going to be held accountable, but he was not.

"The case ended without me knowing what was going on.

“I was treated like I did not matter."

EPSTEIN SUICIDE ROCKS PROBE

Multiple women have filed civil lawsuits against Epstein's estate since his death seeking damages for the alleged abuse they endured.

Some have claimed the abuse continued after his plea deal and even while he was on work release from his previous jail sentence.

Epstein had denied the charges and was being held in prison until his trial where he was facing up to 45 years in prison if convicted.

Jeffrey Epstein's accusers: The brave women who have come forward to give harrowing accounts of their alleged abuse

Virginia Roberts Giuffre

Virginia Roberts, 36, (pictured second from left) claims she was Jeffrey Epstein's sex slave from the age of 17.

The mum-of-three, who now goes by the surname Giuffre, alleges she was "lent out" by Epstein for sex with Prince Andrew - claims the royal vehemently denies and were struck out by a US court.

What she's said: "He will not have his day in court, but the reckoning of accountability has begun, supported by the voices of these brave and beautiful women in this courtroom today.

"The reckoning must not end — it must continue.

"He did not act alone and we, the victims, know that."

On Prince Andrew: "He knows what he has done and he can attest to that.

“He knows exactly what he's done - and I hope he comes clean about it.”

Anouska De Georgiou

Anouska De Georgiou is a British actress who starred in the 2004 Jude Law movie Alfie.

She is the daughter of former debutante Barbara and millionaire financier Anthony.

After being educated at Marlborough College, De Georgiou turned down a place to study law at Oxford to concentrate on modelling.

She initially found fame as a model, starring in campaigns for Guy Laroche and Pussy Glamore lingerie before working in movie.

The actress has also dated David Hasselhoff.

She claims she had been abused by Epstein as a teenager after meeting him when she was “young and idealistic”.

What she's said: "Something I think is very important to communicate is that loss of innocence, trust, and joy that is not recoverable.

"The abuse, spanning several years, was devaluing beyond measure and affected my ability to form and maintain healthy relationships, both in my work and my personal life.

"He could not begin to fathom what he took from us.";

Jennifer Araoz

Jennifer Araoz, 32, accused Epstein of raping her in his New York mansion when she was a 15-year-old aspiring actress.

She claims she was given $300 to perform massages on Epstein in her underwear.

What she's said: "He robbed me of my dreams.

"He robbed me of my chance to pursue a career I always adored.

"He stole my chance at really feeling love because I was so scared to trust anyone for so many years that I had such severe anxiety.

"I didn't want to leave my house, let alone my bed."

Sarah Ransome

Sarah Ransome was among the young girls ferried to Epstein's private "paedophile island".

She told previously of trying to swim off the Caribbean island after apparently having her passport stolen by alleged "madam" Ghislaine Maxwell.

What she's said: "I would like to acknowledge and extend my gratitude to the prosecutors from the Southern District of New York for pursuing justice on behalf of the victims.

"Please, please finish what you have started.

"We, the victims, are still here, prepared to tell the truth, and we all know he did not act alone.

"We are survivors, and the pursuit of justice should not abate."

Teala Davies

Teala Davies says she was 17 when she was abuse by Epstein - who she believed was the most powerful man in the world.

What she's said: "I was going to start this statement by saying that I was a victim of Jeffrey Epstein.

"But that's not the case. I'm still a victim of Jeffrey Epstein.

"I'm still a victim because the fear of not being heard stopped me from telling my story for so many years...

"I'm still a victim because I am fearful for my daughters and everyone's daughters...

"I'm still a victim because the 17-year-old Teala was manipulated into thinking she had found someone who cared, someone who wanted to help."

Courtney Wild

Courtney Wild claims she was sexually abused by Epstein when she was 14 in Palm Beach, Florida.

She previously revealed she was still a braces-wearing 14-year-old schoolgirl when Epstein allegedly forced her to perform sex acts.

What she's said: "Jeffrey Epstein robbed myself and all the other victims of our day in court to confront him one by one, and for that he is a coward."

Chauntae Davies

Chauntae Davies (pictured far left) claims she was sexually assaulted by Epstein after she was groomed into giving him a massage.

She worked as an air hostess on Epstein's private plane - dubbed the Lolita Express.

What she's said: "I began my massage, trying not to let him smell my fear and obvious discomfort, but before I knew what was happening, he grabbed onto my wrist and tugged me towards the bed.

"I tried to pull away, but he was unbuttoning my shorts and pulling my body onto his already naked body faster than I could think.

"I was searching for words but all I could say was, 'No, please stop,' but that just seemed to excite him more."

Michelle Licata

Michelle Licata was among Epstein's accusers in the previous criminal case in Florida in 2008.

She claims she was lured to Epstein's Palm Beach resort aged 16 and told "you're just so beautiful and sexy".

What she's said: "What happened to me occurred many years ago when I was in high school, but it still affects my life.

"I was told then that Jeffrey Epstein was going to be held accountable, but he was not.

"In fact, the government worked out a secret deal and didn't tell me about it.

"The fact that I mattered this time and the other victims mattered is what counts."

Maria and Annie Farmer, sisters

Annie Farmer (pictured second from right) was 16 when she was introduced to Epstein by her then-25-year-old sister Maria.

Both sisters claim that they were assaulted by Epstein and alleged "madam" Ghislaine Maxwell that year.

Annie has said on behalf of her sister Maria: "Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell not only assaulted her, but as we're hearing from so many of these brave women here today, they stole her dreams and her livelihood.

"She risked her safety in 1996, so many years ago, to report them — to no avail — and it is heartbreaking to her and to me that all this destruction has been wrought since that time."

Marijke Chartouni

What she's said: “[I came forward] to be a voice to the victims who may not be able to tell their story, or at least not yet.”

Theresa J. Helm

What she's said: "That experience for the last 17 years has been a dark corner in my story.

"So I'm here today because it is time to bring light to that darkness, and it's time to replace that darkness with light."

"Jane Does"

A dozen accusers testified anonymously as "Jane Doe" against Epstein at a court hearing after his death in New York.

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