In 2010, after Epstein had already pled guilty and served time for solicitation of prostitution involving a minor.
Via Daily Mail:
Prince Andrew has said he is ‘appalled’ by the recent sex abuse claims surrounding his former friend Jeffrey Epstein.
Footage obtained by the Mail On Sunday showing the Duke Of York inside the pedophile’s Manhattan mansion has forced the Royal to finally break his silence on his relationship with the billionaire.
In a fierce slap-down to the flurry of allegations being made in the wake of Epstein’s death, Andrew denounced any suggestion of wrongdoing on his part as ‘abhorrent’.
A Buckingham Palace statement said: ‘The Duke of York has been appalled by the recent reports of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged crimes.