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Can Prince Andrew face prosecution over Jeffrey Epstein documents?

Source: REUTERS

Prince Andrew’s royal status would not protect him from criminal prosecution in the US over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, a leading lawyer has warned – but it is unlikely he would ever be extradited.

Top criminal defence lawyer Duncan Levin, who previously served as an assistant US attorney, said there is “nothing barring” the federal government from arresting Andrew, the Duke of York, if he sets foot on US soil after sexual assault allegations resurfaced in court documents.

While an of that “magnitude” would require sign off from the highest levels of the Department of Justice,show that no-one is above the law,

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