A US politician has urged the King to meet Jeffrey Epstein’s victims when the monarch visits the US next month. Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, who co-sponsored a law that compelled the US Justice Department to release the Epstein files last year, has written to Charles asking him to privately meet victims to hear “how powerful individuals and institutions failed them”.
In his letter to the King on Monday, Mr Khanna wrote: “I respectfully ask that you privately meet with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s and Ghislaine Maxwell’s abuse, so they may speak to you directly about the way powerful individuals and institutions failed them.”
He added: “Epstein’s network had significant ties to the United Kingdom through Ghislaine Maxwell, through Epstein’s relationships with British public figures, and through the social and political circles in which he operated.”
These connections, he wrote, “raise broader questions about how Epstein was able to maintain influence, credibility, and protection across borders for so long”.
The Congressman said a meeting with survivors would give an opportunity to “identify any additional information British institutions and individuals may be able to share”.
He added: “It would also ensure that survivors are heard directly and that these matters are addressed with transparency, seriousness, and accountability.”
Mr Khanna previously told Fox News that he wanted to ask the King “what the Royal Family knew” about Epstein’s connection to his brother and what they were doing “to make sure there are consequences”.
Congress has sought testimony from Andrew about their ties to Epstein, but he cannot be forced by a subpoena to travel to the US to give evidence.
Andrew has repeatedly and vehemently denied any wrongdoing in his associations with Epstein.
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