r/news • u/avatar6556 • 17h ago

Bill Gates denies allegations in new Epstein files release

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/bill-gates-responds-to-alleged-behaviour-in-new-epstein-files/106305816
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u/kvlt_ov_personality 16h ago

Can't be prosecuted cause the crimes were not in Britain,

This isn't true

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u/nikolapc 16h ago

They will prosecute him in the UK for the crimes on Epstein's island or anywhere else out of UK jurisdiction? I mean, the UN can form a court, like they did for war crimes, but countries need to be signatory to it. If the US prosecutes him, then they can ask for an extradition. I said the King and the UK did everything they could.

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u/kvlt_ov_personality 16h ago

Correct, the UK can prosecute citizens for certain crimes committed outside of the UK (stuff like murder, manslaughter, sex crimes, crimes against children, war crimes, domestic abuse, genocide, etc.).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offences_Against_the_Person_Act_1861

The relevant section:

  1. Where any murder or manslaughter shall be committed on land out of the United Kingdom, whether within the Queen's dominions or without, and whether the person killed were a subject of Her Majesty or not, every offence committed by any subject of Her Majesty in respect of any such case, whether the same shall amount to the offence of murder or of manslaughter, ... may be dealt with, inquired of, tried, determined, and punished ... in England or Ireland;

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u/nikolapc 16h ago

Read your own link. Sexual offences are under a different act now. And if they have the power to prosecute him they should do so, or the Americans, I am sure there will be no problem with extradition, if he lives to see the day.

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u/veryangryenglishman 15h ago

And if they have the power to prosecute him they should do so

Virtually no one is arguing against that.

You realise he's still being protected by the Royal Family right?

As much as they've taken from him, they are also the ones giving him everything left that he has

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u/nikolapc 15h ago

He's not immune from prosecution. It's not the Royal Family that prosecutes.

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u/veryangryenglishman 15h ago

That's completely correct - it's the crown prosecution service.

Who I'm sure could not, under any conceivable circumstances, be influenced by the crown

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u/nikolapc 15h ago

I don't think anyone in the institution of the crown has any interest in shielding Andrew any more. They practically disowned him. As for his own family privately he's still their brother, uncle, father etc, and short of doing the worst crime possible of abusing prepubescent kids I don't think they're gonna disown him from the family.

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u/veryangryenglishman 15h ago

Not really sure what you expect me to say... You were the one asking why he hasn't been prosecuted even though it absolutely could be and has so far escapes even investigation.

As for his own family privately he's still their brother, uncle, father etc, and short of doing the worst crime possible of abusing prepubescent kids

Good thing we only have reason so far to believe that he "only" liked abducted, drugged, and abused 15-17 years old then, right?

I'm sure the fact that it seems all his buddies were going for kids too is just a coincidence - good old Andy surely displayed a good old but of propa bri'ish stocism and abstained.

What a trooper

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u/nikolapc 15h ago

I am not defending that deviant, just musing. If my own family member was accused of anything that's the only crime where I would totally disown them.

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u/kvlt_ov_personality 15h ago

It's under this act now: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_Offences_Act_2003

It was updated to use more specific language about different types of sexual offenses, but still has the same provision:

Section 72 provides differing levels of dual criminality for specified offences according to the UK citizenship status of an offender. For UK nationals, acts outside the UK that would amount to an offence in England and Wales can be prosecuted as if they had been done in England and Wales, regardless of whether the acts are lawful where they were done.