Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor strongly denies any allegations.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been reported to police over allegations he was involved in sex trafficking, according to reports – claims he strongly denies.
It is alleged the former prince was involved in bringing a woman to the UK in 2010 for the purposes of sexual exploitation.
Following the latest release of the Epstein files last week, a second woman has now come forward. The woman, who was in her 20s at the time, alleges she was sent to the UK by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
According to the BBC, her lawyer Brad Edwards, of US firm Edwards Henderson, claimed the alleged encounter took place at Royal Lodge in Windsor, the Express reports.
The report to police was made by anti-monarchy campaign group Republic, which said the alleged offences date back to 2010 and are therefore covered by the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
Previous allegations made by the late Virginia Giuffre relate to events in 2001 and are not covered by that legislation.
Republic’s chief executive Graham Smith said the Metropolitan Police had failed to act on accusations against Andrew for years.
He said: “The Metropolitan Police has ignored accusations against Andrew for more than two decades. They have brought shame on the police and have failed victims and the country. Now the police must act.
“I wanted to be sure they have no excuse, no reason to ignore this issue. So I have reported the alleged crimes myself, to ensure they are reported as crimes committed in the UK and that the police must now respond to a formal report.
“So much talk is about Andrew giving testimony to the US Congress, but he needs to be answering questions in a London police station.
“This isn’t a judgement on his guilt or innocence – it’s an insistence that the law treats everyone equally. Anyone else facing such accusations would have been arrested and questioned a long time ago.”
It comes as police have launched a criminal investigation into allegations Lord Peter Mandelson passed market-sensitive information Jeffrey Epstein.
Files released by the US Department of Justice apparently showed Lord Mandelson passing material to Epstein while serving as business secretary in Gordon Brown’s Labour administration as it dealt with the 2008 financial crash and its aftermath.
The Cabinet Office had passed material to the police after an initial review of documents released as part of the so-called Epstein files found they contained “likely market-sensitive information” and official handling safeguards had been “compromised”.
Lord Mandelson is to quit the House of Lords on Wednesday, the Lord Speaker said earlier on Tuesday.