December, Wedenesday 4th., 2019 Norway’s Crown Princess Apologizes for Meeting With Convicted Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein
December, Wedenesday 4th., 2019
<< "...Høiby met with
Epstein multiple times between 2011 and 2013 after they were introduced
by people they both knew, the paper reported. Other people were
present at the meetings, Guri Varpe, a palace spokesman, told the
outlet. One of the meetings took place in Oslo, while Høiby also ran
into Epstein on St. Barts in 2012, along with Haakon Magnus, the crown
prince. Høiby also met Epstein in the United States at one of his homes..."
“Through
my long-standing work on international health issues, I have looked
closely at the great harms of sexual abuse inflicted on children and
women. We all have a co-responsibility to fight sexual abuse and support
the victims, and I want to express my deep sympathy and solidarity with
the victims of the abuses Jeffrey Epstein has committed...” >>
-"...We all have a co-responsibility to fight sexual abuse..."
1 Comments December 3, 2019Updated: December 3, 2019
Crown Prince
Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway visit an exhibition in
Frankfurt, Germany, on Oct. 15, 2019. (Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)
The Norwegian crown princess said she regrets meeting with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein, 66, was found unconscious in his prison cell in New York
City in August and soon declared dead. Convicted of soliciting a minor
for prostitution in 2008, Epstein was awaiting trial on child sex
trafficking charges.
Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby, Norway’s crown princess, disclosed this week that she met with Epstein after his sex offense convictions.
“I
never would have associated with Mr. Epstein if I had been aware of the
seriousness of the crimes he committed. I should have investigated his
past more thoroughly, and I am sorry that I didn’t,” the 46-year-old
said in a statement sent to Dagens Næringsliv by the Norwegian palace.
“Through
my long-standing work on international health issues, I have looked
closely at the great harms of sexual abuse inflicted on children and
women. We all have a co-responsibility to fight sexual abuse and support
the victims, and I want to express my deep sympathy and solidarity with
the victims of the abuses Jeffrey Epstein has committed.” Jeffrey Epstein in a July 2019 mugshot. (Department of Justice)
A protest group called “Hot Mess” hold up signs of Jeffrey Epstein in
front of the federal courthouse in New York City on July 8, 2019.
(Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)Høiby met with
Epstein multiple times between 2011 and 2013 after they were introduced
by people they both knew, the paper reported.
Other people were
present at the meetings, Guri Varpe, a palace spokesman, told the
outlet. One of the meetings took place in Oslo, while Høiby also ran
into Epstein on St. Barts in 2012, along with Haakon Magnus, the crown
prince. Høiby also met Epstein in the United States at one of his homes.
Varpe
said that Høiby cut off contact with Epstein in 2013 in part because
she thought he was trying to use his connection with her.
Epstein
had a vast network of contacts spanning continents and industries.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, British royal Prince Andrew, and former
President Bill Clinton are among those who met with Epstein multiple
times.
Prince Andrew recently disputed allegations
brought forth by Virginia Giuffre, who said she was raped by him when
she was 17, and claimed a photograph of the pair in the home of Epstein
associate Ghislaine Maxwell may have been faked. Several days later, he
announced he was stepping back from all public duties for the time
being.
Giuffre told the BBC
about the doctored photograph claim: “The people on the inside are
going to keep coming up with these ridiculous excuses like his arm was
elongated or the photo was doctored.”
“I’m calling BS on this,”
she said. “He knows what happened, I know what happened. And there’s
only one of us telling the truth.”
