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From: 1 <-> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 12:51 AM To: Jeffrey Epstein Lawyers drag prince into underage sex scandal The deposition of a model =ho worked for Jeffrey Epstein raises questions about the prince's =udgement Michael Bilton, Kate Mansey and John Harlow Published: 13 March =011 • Recommend (0) • Comment (0) Print Follow News Jeffrey Epstein =ired Adrianna to work at his mansion (Neil =asmuss) A former top model who worked for a paedophile friend of =rince Andrew has been questioned under oath about whether the royal was =nvolved with underage girls. Legal documents obtained by The Sunday Times show that =driana was asked if the Duke of York was linked to the scandal =urrounding his billionaire friend Jeffrey Epstein.. is one of four =omen who worked for the US financier who were named as "potential =o-conspirators" when Epstein was convicted of sex offences involving = minor. In a videotaped interview during subsequent civil proceedings, =awyers asked "Has Prince Andrew ever been involved with =nderage minor females to your knowledge?" Invoking the US constitution's =ifth amendment, which protects against self-incrimination, Polish-born =oss, 27, replied: "I refuse to answer." She was also asked "Have =ou ever met Prince Andrew?" and "Have you ever flown on (Epstein'sJ=plane with Prince Andrew?" refused to answer. Flight logs show that Andrew was a =assenger on Epstein's jet in May 2000. In interview it was =lleged that the former Elite agency model travelled on the aircraft =ore than 50 times. It has been claimed that Epstein abused young girls =n the jet. There is no suggestion that Andrew had sexual contact with =ny of the girls or that he knew Epstein abused them. deposition will raise =ore questions about the prince's judgment after he met the =illionaire in New York in December following Epstein's release from =rison. Allegations have been made against Epstein by up to 40 girls, =ith at least 17 cases settled out of court. Epstein is said to have =bused girls as young as 12. He secured protection for his associates =hrough a non-prosecution agreement. The federal document names as = possible co-conspirator. EFTA_R1_00096269 EFTA01779205 Lawyers acting for Epstein's victims in the civil courts =re challenging the agreement and claim it may lead to Andrew being =sked to give evidence. In an interview with Bradley Edwards, a lawyer who represents =ome of the victims,. said she moved to Florida in 2002 after Elite =btained a visa for her to work in America. The model was then hired to =ork in Epstein's Palm Beach mansion and organised his diary. She was =1 his side in 2005 at a New York launch party for one of Epstein's =agazines. name was found on messages and notes seized by =etectives from the Florida property. During the interview, she refused to answer any questions =bout her involvement with Epstein. The other "potential co-conspirators", who are thought to =ave helped to procure girls for Epstein, are named as =adia and Lesley Groff. Epstein, 58, served 13 months in prison for soliciting a =inor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution. He will remain on =he sex offenders' register for life. His friend Ghislaine Maxwell, 49, the daughter of Robert =axwell, the late media tycoon, was one of Epstein's closest aides and =s alleged in legal papers to have hired underage girls for him, joining =n the sex games, which she denies. , one victim, told =ow she was kept as Epstein's paid sex slave for four years from the =ge of 15. She said Epstein introduced her to Andrew, who she says she =et three times. It emerged last week that Epstein paid £15,000 to settle a =ebt for the Duchess of York. Royal sources said Andrew was "unwise" =o have remained in contact with Epstein but state he has now severed =ies. Neither nor her lawyer responded to questions put by The =unday Times. 2 EFTA_R1_00096270 EFTA01779206