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Jeffrey Epstein 'forced underage girls to have sex with Prince Andrew so that he could get incriminating information to use as potential blackmail'

-Virginia Roberts Giuffre has alleged that she was assaulted by Prince Andrew when she was underage

-Roberts said in unsealed court papers from 2015 that she was trafficked to the prince and other powerful figures by billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein

-Epstein forced Roberts to have sex with the British royal so that he can gather incriminating evidence to use against him as blackmail, it is alleged

-According to court documents, Ghislaine Maxwell 'facilitated' these encounters by acting as a 'madame'

-New court documents allege Prince Andrew lobbied the federal government in favor of a sweetheart deal for Epstein when he was jailed in 2008

By ARIEL ZILBER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and CHRIS PLEASANCE FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 00:01 EDT, 1 August 2020 | UPDATED: 05:39 EDT, 1 August 2020