Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest isn’t about sex abuse.
But for women who say they were victims of the former prince or those of Jeffrey Epstein, his arrest in England on Feb. 19 for public misconduct is one more sign of vindication.
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It comes decades after women first told of the abuse, and after they were dismissed by police and denied and disparaged by the former prince and Epstein. And it follows the release of more of the files that Epstein accusers have pushed for to hold more people – including Bill Gates and Les Wexner – accountable.
“Today is just the beginning of accountability and justice brought forth by Virginia Roberts Giuffre – a young mother who adored her daughter so deeply, she fought the most powerful on earth to protect her. She did this for everyone’s daughters. Let’s now demand all the dominos of power and corruption begin to fall,” Maria Farmer said in a statement.
