"However, he was removed from his diplomatic post after No 10 said it had been unaware of about emails from Mandelson to Epstein suggesting the financier's 2008 conviction for soliciting a child for prostitution was wrongful and should be challenged. Epstein had pleaded guilty in 2008 and served time in jail but Mandelson said he had believed his excuses and continued to support him out of misplaced loyalty and a most terrible mistake on my part."
"Mandelson said: I never saw anything in his life when I was with him, when I was in his homes, that would give me any reason to suspect what this evil monster was doing in preying on these young women. He added: I think the issue is that because I was a gay man in his circle, I was kept separate from what he was doing in the sexual side of his life."
Peter Mandelson declined to apologise to Jeffrey Epstein's victims for remaining friends with the financier after his conviction, while expressing sorrow for a system that ignored victims. The Labour peer was sacked as US ambassador after emails emerged showing his support for Epstein and suggesting the 2008 conviction should be challenged. Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 and served time in jail. Mandelson said he believed Epstein's excuses and continued to support him out of misplaced loyalty, calling it a terrible mistake. Mandelson sought to distance himself, saying he was at the edge of Epstein's life and had not seen evidence of sexual wrongdoing in his presence.
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