Report: British royal target of sex, drugs blackmail

A member of the British royal family has been targeted in a blackmail scandal, reports say.

Izvor: AFP

Sunday, 28.10.2007.

10:52

Default images

A member of the British royal family has been targeted in a blackmail scandal, reports say. The case involves sex and drugs use, according to the Sunday Times newspaper reported. Report: British royal target of sex, drugs blackmail The royal, who was not identified for legal reasons, called in the police to investigate the case involving two alleged blackmailers seeking 50,000 pounds (EUR 70,000), the newspaper said. The men reportedly demanded the money in return for not publicizing a video purportedly showing the royal engaged in a sex act. Buckingham Palace refused to comment on the report Sunday. In telephone calls to the royal's office back in August, the alleged blackmailers also claimed to have proof that the royal had supplied an assistant with an envelope containing cocaine. They said they had video footage of the aide snorting the drug. After the royal tipped off police, a 30-year-old man and a 40-year-old man were arrested in September in a sting operation and each charged with one count of blackmail. According to the Sunday Times, it is the first blackmail case involving a member of the royal family in more than a century. In 1891, the future Edward VII discussed with his solicitor paying off two prostitutes he frequented in return for letters he had written to them.

Report: British royal target of sex, drugs blackmail

The royal, who was not identified for legal reasons, called in the police to investigate the case involving two alleged blackmailers seeking 50,000 pounds (EUR 70,000), the newspaper said.

The men reportedly demanded the money in return for not publicizing a video purportedly showing the royal engaged in a sex act.

Buckingham Palace refused to comment on the report Sunday.

In telephone calls to the royal's office back in August, the alleged blackmailers also claimed to have proof that the royal had supplied an assistant with an envelope containing cocaine.

They said they had video footage of the aide snorting the drug.

After the royal tipped off police, a 30-year-old man and a 40-year-old man were arrested in September in a sting operation and each charged with one count of blackmail.

According to the Sunday Times, it is the first blackmail case involving a member of the royal family in more than a century.

In 1891, the future Edward VII discussed with his solicitor paying off two prostitutes he frequented in return for letters he had written to them.

Komentari 2

Pogledaj komentare

2 Komentari

Možda vas zanima

Podeli: