Kamal Ghorui
An unidentified woman pictured with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was one of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking victims, Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) said as images were shown to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday during a hearing on the release of the Epstein files.The images of the former royal and the woman were presented as Attorney General Pam Bondi faced questions from Lieu, who said the photographs showed Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor “creepily crouching over” the woman, New York Post reported.Facing Lieu’s questions, Bondi confirmed the woman’s face was redacted under congressional laws designed to protect sex trafficking victims.“I’m going to show you two photos of former Prince Andrew. Prince Andrew attended various parties with Jeffrey Epstein,” Lieu told the hearing.“Under the law Congress passed, you were allowed to redact photos to protect the victims of Epstein’s sex trafficking operation. You redacted the photos of this victim’s face because you were following the congressional law, is that correct?”After Bondi confirmed the reasoning behind the redaction, Lieu said the photos proved “we are looking at a sex trafficking victim.”“Under the federal Victims Trafficking Protection Act, not only is Jeffrey Epstein guilty, but anyone who patronizes Epstein’s sex operation is also guilty of a crime,” the lawmaker said.“That’s why I find it absolutely despicable that you sought to protect Epstein’s clients, like former Prince Andrew,” Lieu told Bondi.
