UK Police Probe Epstein File Child Abuse Claim Naming Prince Andrew

British police have launched an investigation into an unverified allegation of child abuse detailed in recently released files from the Jeffrey Epstein case, which names Prince Andrew as a witness to the claimed incident.

The allegation emerged in a statement provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2020 by a then-35-year-old individual, who described being drugged and transported by their father to parties linked to a pedophile ring in Surrey, England, during the mid-1990s when they were between six and eight years old. According to the document, one such event occurred at Frogmore Cottage on the Windsor Estate, where the complainant alleged they were restrained on a table and subjected to electric shocks administered by Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's associate, while surrounded by watching men. The individual specifically recalled seeing Prince Andrew's face during the ordeal and later attempting to escape, only to be caught and beaten by Maxwell with the bristle end of a broom. The complainant expressed willingness to testify and provide further evidence.

The files, totaling more than 11,000 documents and over 30,000 pages, were made publicly available last week by...