The woman who claims that she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew while underage has gone public for the first time with detailed account of "sexual contact" with the Duke.
Virginia Roberts, who has given her own account of the allegations to the court in Florida, claimed that when she met Prince Andrew, she was aware that he was a British royal, but knew him only as "Andy."
In her sworn affidavit, she said Buckingham Palace's forceful denial of her accusations was both "false" and "hurtful" and added that she did have sexual contact with him Prince Andrew.
Roberts noted that given what Andrew knows and has seen, she was hoping that he would simply voluntarily tell the truth about everything.
She hoped that her attorneys can interview Prince Andrew under oath about the contacts and that he will tell the truth.
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