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Front: Sarah K To: Alan Dershowitz Subject: Jeffrey asked me to send this to you.. Date: Thu. 24 Feb 2011 02:00:49 +0000 Inline-Images: NOTWinasthead_223 I 20a.gif: prince_619_232073a.jpeg; prince_300_232075a.jpeg; prince_2_6 I 9_23208 I ajpeg: prince_2_300_232230a.jpeg NEWS,,r,-WORLD Home news ShOWMZ Spon maeo Lnestyie Fabulous Pnnt Edifion Prince Andrew and the paedo Just why is jet-set Royal spending time with billionaire child-sex pervert? Pals... Prince Andrew and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein EXCLUSIVE by Mather Mahmood February 20.2011 PRINCE Andrew goes for a stroll with a disgraced billionaire friend - who is a convicted child-sex pervert. It is the first time that he and Jeffrey Epstein. 58. have been snapped together since the financier was jailed on sex charges involving a girl of 14. And it appears that the Prince is happy to stand by his old pal - even though Epstein admitted soliciting teenage girls into prostitution. The grey-haired pair were spotted chatting on a walk through New York's Central Park. The Prince. 51, stayed for four days with Epstein - who is now on the US sex offenders' register - at his $50million mansion in Manhattan. which boasts 40 rooms. It is understood Andrew - 4th in line to the Throne and a UK trade ambassador - was there on a private visit, not official business. Stepping out... Prince Andrew sets off for a stroll with Epstein But his continued contact with shamed Epstein. who is reportedly worth Million. will once again call his judgement into question. Following the stroll, neighbours saw a string of women, including a stunning east European model, arriving at Epstein's home. The next day. the Prince - who has been nicknamed Randy Andy for his history of womanising - was spotted by passers-by kissing a glamorous brunette on the doorstep. There was a team of Royal Protection officers and private security arranged by Epstein for Andrew during his stay. EFTA00561016 The billionaire - an ex-maths teacher - was given an 18-month prison term in 2008. He spent part of his sentence in the vacant wing of a Palm Beach jail. The remainder was commuted to house arrest. His victim was identified in court papers as a 14-year-old girl named only as 'Jane Doe". Epstein paid the youngster - one of a string of girls who visited him - $200 for a massage at his Palm Beach retreat in 2005. The teenage girl told a court how Epstein used a sex toy on her. Under a deal with prosecutors. instead of being charged with multiple counts of sexual exploitation of minors. he admitted two charges of soliciting a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution. Epstein also made 16 out- of-court financial settlements with other gills who had levelled similar sexual allegations against him. a, 'a Ina SIM dim a.m. elate •••••••••••••••••••••.. ••••••• •••••••••• Epstein... on US sex offenders' register He argued that he thought all the girls brought to his home were 18 or over and aware they would be providing him "erotic" massages. One of the alleged victims, a 15-year-old knovm as "Jane Doe 5". claimed she was lured to Epstein's home by a girl pal who said she could eam easy money. She explained: 'I was told I would have to give him a massage for $200. basically an in-and-out thing. a massage, nothing bad about it." She claimed, however, that when she and her friend arrived. Epstein requested far more than just a straight massage. The teenager said: "He jumped in the shower and told me to remove my clothes down to my bra and panties. We were both like. What are we going to do now?'" The girl, who says she subsequently required counselling, claimed on US TV that Epstein then stripped naked. She alleged: "He basically was touching himself and touching my friend and trying to touch me." Recalling how each was paid $200 before being sent home in a taxi, she added: "I felt disgusting. I felt violated." Epstein made an out-of-court settlement with her. Andrew has known Epstein since at least 2000. They were introduced by mutual friend Ghislaine Maxwell. the daughter of the late disgraced media tycoon Robert Maxwell. Prior to Epstein's conviction. Andrew enjoyed holidays with the financier - who had been seen with dignitaries such as former US President Bill Clinton at charity events. On one trip, Andrew was spotted sunbathing with a bevy of topless women off the Thai coast. In retum. the financier was invited to the Queen's Norfolk retreat Sandringham for a weekend and was a guest at the Queen's birthday at Windsor in 2000. Andrew's decision to call on Epstein again in December follows a string of controversies. Posh... Epstein's New York home The golf-loving royal has been dubbed -Airmiles Andy" for his jet set lifestyle - much of it at the taxpayers' expense. EFTA00561017 Defenders argue that he helps to secure millions in contracts for British business. His links with Kazakhstan have also come under scrutiny, particularly the sale of the home he once shared with Fergie in Sunningdale. Berks. to a Kazakh billionaire for almost twice its value. This month, it emerged on the whistleblowing WAlleaks website that he met a Libyan cabinet minister last July. It raised concerns over the controversial release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and the links between key British and Libyan representatives that could have influenced the decision. PHOTOORAPHY: L2 00W ALLY EFTA00561018