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Epstein refused to say if he tried to blackmail Prince Andrew over ‘sexual encounter’, documents reveal

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Paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein refused to answer questions over whether he attempted to blackmail Prince Andrew after his alleged sexual encounter with Virginia Giuffre, court documents have revealed

Newly released court documents show that Ms Giuffre claims she was paid $15,000 (£11,800) to have sex with the Duke of York, and alleged she was trafficked to the south of France to have intercourse with an unnamed foreign prince.

Epstein declined to answer almost all of the questions, also known as pleading the fifth amendment in the US, during his interview under oath as part of Ms Giuffre’s civil claim against disgraced.

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