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Prince Andrew, the third child of Queen Elizabeth II of England, "falsely" appears to be cooperating in the case of the late financier and suspected child molester Jeffrey Epstein, Manhattan federal prosecutor Geoffrey Berman said Monday .

"Today, Prince Andrew once again sought to falsely pretend to the public that he is desirous and willing to cooperate with the ongoing criminal investigation into sex trafficking and related crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein and his associates," Berman said in a statement. .

But "the prince has not given an interview to the federal authorities, he has repeatedly declined our request to set that interview and almost four months ago he informed us unequivocally, through the same lawyer who released his statement today, that he would not come for that interview, "Berman explained.

In the eye of the hurricane for his friendship with Epstein, Andrew, 60, retired from British public life a few months ago.

"If Prince Andrew wants to cooperate with the ongoing federal investigation, our doors remain open, and we expect him to tell us when we should expect it," prosecutor Berman said.

Prince Andrew denied earlier Monday that he refused to cooperate with the United States Department of Justice in the Epstein investigation.

"The Duke of York has offered to assist the Department of Justice as a witness on at least three occasions this year," his attorneys said.

Berman said last March that the prince "closed the door" on any cooperation with US justice on Epstein, who was charged with child trafficking and committed suicide in the New York prison where he was awaiting trial.

According to information published on Sunday by the British newspaper The Sun and by American media, the Justice Department asked the British Interior Ministry to compel the prince to testify.

That procedure, if applied, "would be disappointing, as the Duke of York is not the subject of the Justice Department investigation and has recently reiterated his intention to testify," his attorneys said, accusing US justice of " seek publicity rather than accept the proposed aid. "

Accused in July 2019 of multiple sexual assaults against young girls by prosecutor Berman, Epstein hanged himself in his New York cell on August 10.

Prince Andrew, Epstein's friend, was mired in scandal. He was accused by the American Virginia Giuffre, one of the women recruited by the financier, of having forced her to have sex with him when she was a minor.

The Duke of York denied it and defended himself in a disastrous BBC interview in November, which precipitated his downfall and led to the resignation of his official public duties.

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