The unidentified woman who Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was pictured creepily crouching over was one of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking victims, a Democratic lawmaker has said.
The disturbing images of the former royal and the mystery woman were shown to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday as Attorney General Pam Bondi was grilled over the release of the Epstein files.
Facing questions from Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), the AG confirmed the woman’s face had been redacted under congressional laws designed to protect sex trafficking victims.
“I’m going to show you two photos of former Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew attended various parties with Jeffrey Epstein,” Lieu told the hearing.
“Under the law Congress passed, you were allowed to redact photos to protect the victims of Epstein’s sex trafficking operation. You redacted the photos of this victim’s face because you were following the congressional law, is that correct?”
After Bondi confirmed the reasoning behind the redaction, Lieu declared that the photos proved “we are looking at a sex trafficking victim.”
“Under the federal Victims Trafficking Protection Act, not only is Jeffrey Epstein guilty, but anyone who patronizes Epstein’s sex operation is also guilty of a crime,” the lawmaker said.
“That’s why I find it absolutely despicable that you sought to protect Epstein’s clients, like former Prince Andrew,” Lieu told Bondi.
