UK police will review Prince Andrew sexual abuse allegations following lawsuit
On Monday Virginia Giuffre filed a claim in New York, alleging the late US financier Jeffrey Epstein regularly abused her and lent her out to"powerful men" for sex, one of them being Prince Andrew.
Britain's most senior police officer on Thursday said detectives will re-examine allegations against Prince Andrew due to theCressida Dick, the head of London's Metropolitan Police, said the force would review the claims, after previously opting not to open an investigation. Dick told LBC radio:"As a result of what is going on, I've asked my team to have another look at the material. No one is above the law.Andrew - Queen Elizabeth II's second son - has yet to publicly comment on the lawsuit but has previously strongly denied having sex with Giuffre or even meeting her.
The longstanding allegations threaten to damage the British royal family, the country's most famous institution headed by the queen, who is now aged 95.
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