Alan Derschowitz: interview with former Epstein lawyer violates editorial standards
According to the news, interviews with lawyer Alan Derschowitz following Gislane Maxwell's conviction did not meet editorial standards. Maxwell was found guilty of soliciting and trafficking young girls allegedly sexually abused by the late American financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Mr. Derschowitz is Epstein's attorney and was charged with sexual assault by one of the public prosecutors himself. He denied the accusations. But the said he was not an "impartial analyst."
One of Epstein's lawyers, Virginia Joffre, also claims she was sexually harassed by Prince Andrew in London and New York and has filed a civil suit in the United States. Prince Andrew has consistently denied the allegations.
Mr. Dershowitz filed a counterclaim against Ms. Giuffre, said he "slandered her and intentionally caused emotional distress."
The has opened an investigation into his interview with Derschowitz, which was broadcast on World News and News Channel on Wednesday shortly after Maxwell's verdict was pronounced.
He was introduced as a "constitutional attorney" to analyze the judgment - and his relationship with Epstein and Ms. Giuffre was not clarified in the interview. The interview was also featured on the News trial live page and a short video posted twice on World Service English Newsday, but these cases provide some context for who Dershowitz is.
In a statement, the said Derschowitz was "not the right person to be interviewed as an impartial analyst."
Labor MP Nadia Whitham said, "I don't believe this has to be said, but the BBC should not provide a platform for those accused of child sexual abuse." At the same time, SNP Shadow Culture Secretary John Nicholson added, "The has the right to apologize. "The Dershowitz interview was a mistake. The lack of contextualization (he is one of the defendants) is even worse."
Caoifhionn Gallagher QC, a human rights lawyer, tweeted that Dershowitz had been introduced "without any indication of its origins"; he was described as a "constitutional attorney" as if he were a neutral expert," he said. A truly bizarre decision that cost the audience."
Human rights lawyers described the interview as a "big mistake of the." At the same time, academic Sarah Churchwell added that while she is a fan and beneficiary of the brilliant people at News, she interviewed Dershowitz as a "constitutional lawyer" without explaining how she shouted Conflict Wrong interests."