dailymail.co.uk - (~28 Nov 2019) <submission title>: https://archive.md/JMU09#selection-841.0-841.171

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Revealed: The senior Met police officers who decided against launching full Scotland Yard probe into Virginia Roberts' claims she was trafficked for sex by Jeffrey Epstein

• EXCLUSIVE: Two senior Met officers ruled out probe into sex trafficking claims
• They decided not to pursue claims by Virginia Roberts she was brought to Britain
• Alleges she was brought to UK by Jeffrey Epstein to have sex with Prince Andrew
• Assistant Commissioner Dean Haydon and Met Police Commander for Specialist Crime Alex Murray ruled out an investigation

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Assistant Commissioner Dean Haydon [(top)] made the initial decision to shelve the complaint by Miss Roberts in 2015. A review of the decision not to pursue the claims, which the Met confirmed in August had been carried out, was made by Alex Murray [(bottom)] now the Met Police Commander for Specialist Crime

The identity of the police officers who decided against launching an inquiry into Virginia Roberts sex trafficking allegations can be revealed today.

Two senior Metropolitan Police chiefs ruled out a full blown investigation into her claims that she was brought to the UK as a teenager to have sex with Prince Andrew.

Assistant Commissioner Dean Haydon made the initial decision to shelve the complaint by Miss Roberts - now Giuffre - in 2015. At the time he was the commander in charge of specialist crime investigations.

A review of the decision not to pursue the claims, which the Met confirmed in August had been carried out, was made by Alex Murray, now the Met Police Commander for Specialist Crime.

The decision was also made at time when the Met adhered to national policy stipulating that 'victims must be believed', introduced in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.

Earlier this week it was reported that the Victims Commissioner demanded Scotland Yard explain why it made the decision.

Harry Fletcher, director of the Victims Rights Campaign, told The Observer [that Former Labour MP Dame Vera] told him she would be requesting a meeting with the Met after the election on December 12.

Mr Fletcher said: 'Before the election was called, I spoke at length with the Victims' Commissioner and we both find it extraordinary that this matter was not proceeded with.'

He added that it needed to be established whether the Crown Prosecution Service provided 'pre-investigative advice' to detectives before the case was dropped.

Earlier this week Miss Roberts herself criticised Scotland Yard for failing to investigate her allegations.

The 35-year-old said that the UK inquiry was abandoned because of 'corruption' at the highest level.

She wrote on Twitter: 'At first the Scotland Yard told me they were going to forensically examine GM's house in London- next thing I hear, just like the FBI, they were not allowed to pursue the investigation.

'Corruption in the highest levels of gov.'

A link to Virginia Giuffre's tweet regarding Scotland Yard can be found in the following recent submission/article about the London Met's involvement with the Epstein case and their handling of claims made by Virginia Giuffre (then Roberts):

London's Met Police face questions over their unwillingness to investigate Prince Andrew's involvement in sex trafficking

Also related:

• Extracts from Ghislaine Maxwell's statement to investigators regarding Virginia Roberts' accusations were unsealed on August 9 2019 – the day before Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell from an apparent suicide.
• Katherine Keating, then partner of Andre Balasz, founder of Standard Hotel was the woman waving Prince Andrew goodbye from Epsteins property in December 2010 (details)