Britain’s Prince Andrew has been requested to fight back with “every ounce of energy” against the allegations made in a US court, accusing him of having sexual relations with a minor girl.
Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz — who is also named in the court papers — said the claims against him were part of a pattern of “made-up stories” by the woman and her lawyers against prominent people.
Dershowitz said he would not rest until he had shown that the claims regarding his conduct were false and he advised the Duke of York to do everything in his power to clear his name.
“My only feeling is, if she has lied about me, which I know to an absolute certainty she has, she should not be believed about anyone else,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Saturday’s programme.
“We know she’s lied about other public figures including a former prime minister and others who she claims to have participated in sexual activities with, so I think it must be presumed all her allegations against Prince Andrew were false as well.
“You cannot allow these allegations to hang above you. The first question you have to ask yourself when you are charged with a crime like this is ‘Is there any conceivable possibility you did itIJ’ and if the answer to that is ‘no’, you have to fight back with every resource and ounce of energy available to you.”
Buckingham Palace has taken the unusual step of releasing a strongly-worded statement categorically denying any impropriety by Andrew with under-age minors.