Lawyer representing Jeffrey Epstein's alleged victims says Prince Andrew was 'enabler' of his crimes

A US lawyer representing some of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged victims has said that the Duke of York had been an 'enabler' of the billionaire paedophile's crimes. Lisa Bloom, who represents five of Epstein's alleged victims, has said the Prince co-operate in full with the authorities in the US and 'permit his staff to do the same' Prince Andrew quit Royal duties just hours after being seen horse riding with the Queen in Windsor Great Park as he turned to the Queen for support She said, in an interview with The Times: 'The way we look at it is, if Prince Andrew saw something, and surely he did, because everybody who spent time with Jeffrey Epstein says there were girls coming in and out all the time had he shown the basic human decency to report his friend, other women could have been spared being sexually abused. Lisa Bloom, 58, is preparing legal action to force Prince Andrew, 59, to give a statement over his relationship with the convicted paedophile Prince Andrew was told to step down from royal duties Ms Bloom said that if the Queen's son refused to fly over to the States to answer questions, it could lead to a 'diplomatic situation' between the UK and US. The duke denies meeting Virginia and suggested this photo could be fake in his extraordinary and explosive BBC interview Ms Bloom's mother and fellow lawyer Gloria Allred, who also represents victims of the US financier, said Andrew's position on assisting the authorities was not clear. Prince Andrew's accuser to twist the knife: BBC Panorama interview with Jeffrey Epstein's 'sex slave' Virginia Roberts WILL be broadcast on December 2 The deepening crisis surrounding Prince Andrew is set to intensify after it was revealed a BBC interview with Virginia Roberts will air next week The deepening crisis surrounding Prince Andrew is set to intensify after it was revealed a BBC interview with Virginia Roberts will air next week.