Lady Colin Campbell has shocked viewers by claiming that soliciting prostitution from minors 'is not the same as paedophilia '. The year-old made the inexplicable argument on Good Morning Britain during a discussion about Prince Andrew's involvement with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
During a discussion about the inappropriateness of the Duke of York visiting the late financier after his conviction for having sex with an underage prostitute, Lady Campbell chimed in: "You all seem to have forgotten that Jeffrey Epstein, the offence for which he was charged and for which he was imprisoned, was for soliciting prostitution from minors.
Presenter Piers Morgan then asked her what she calls it, to which she replied: "Prostitution. Clearly as incredulous as the rest of the nation watching on, Piers said: "If you solicited a year-old for prostitution, you're a paedophile. Lady Campbell then said it 'doesn't matter', prompting Morgan to tell her she was talking 'nonsense'.
He said: "It does matter. You're procuring an underage girl for sex. That's what he was convicted of. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, with respect, that is nonsense. Lady Campbell then concluded her argument with the claim that there is a difference between a minor and a child, which from a legal perspective, there isn't. Prince Andrew's relationship with Epstein came under the microscope once again this weekend after a Newsnight interview with the duke was aired on the BBC.
When interviewer Emily Maitlis quizzed him on why he was photographed with Epstein after his conviction for soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution, Prince Andrew claimed he had visited to end their friendship. He said: "I took the judgement call that because this was serious, and I felt that doing it over the telephone was the chicken's way of doing it, I had to go and see him and talk to him.
