A top US prosecutor effectively accused Prince Andrew of lying about cooperating with a federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sex trafficking

The US Attorney of the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey Berman, accused British royal Prince Andrew of “falsely portraying himself as willing” to cooperate with the Department of Justice in its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sexual misconduct. Epstein died by suicide last year while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York. Prince Andrew was one of Epstein’s influential connections and has been accused of having sex with a 17-year-old, which he denies. On Monday, a law firm in London representing Prince Andrew issued a statement claiming that the Duke of York has offered his assistance