Congress has been urged to investigate and potentially prosecute Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British royal, for alleged sex crimes in the United States. This call came from Thomas Massie, a senior Republican member of the House of Representatives, who described Andrew as a "co-conspirator" of Jeffrey Epstein, a financier and convicted sex offender who died in custody in 2019. During a recent House session, Massie listed several names, including Prince Andrew, and argued for the release of classified documents related to Epstein, which he claims the Trump administration has withheld. He stated that publishing these documents would bring accountability to the U.S. Department of Justice and provide closure for victims. Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his prison cell in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide. Epstein’s accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence in the U.S. for helping him lure young girls for sexual abuse. Virginia Giuffre, a woman who accused Prince Andrew of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager, died by suicide last year. She claimed she was trafficked by Epstein at the time. Andrew has denied the allegations, and in 2022, he reached a financial settlement with Giuffre’s family without admitting guilt, despite stating he had never met her. Prince Andrew was stripped of his royal titles by the King in 2022 following new revelations about his connections to Epstein. He was also forced to leave his residence at Windsor and move to the King’s private estate in Norfolk. Earlier, in 2011, Andrew stepped down from his role as a trade envoy after controversy arose over his lavish travel and continued friendship with Epstein. The Epstein scandal has led to ongoing calls for Andrew to testify before Congress. The controversy also resulted in the resignation of Lord Peter Mandelson, the former UK ambassador to the U.S., who was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his ties with Epstein. Both men were later released pending further investigation and have denied any wrongdoing. The Epstein case has also become a political issue in the U.S., particularly concerning former President Donald Trump, who was previously linked to Epstein. The controversy over the release of documents has put pressure on the Trump administration, and in April, First Lady Melania Trump made a rare public statement to deny "false smears" linking her to Epstein. The situation continues to draw attention to the complex web of relationships and legal issues surrounding Epstein and those connected to him.