A former model who claimed to have a “drunken fumble” with Prince Harry during his infamous Vegas romp now says that the British Secret Service is responsible for keeping her behind bars for a month at Harrison County Jail in Mississippi.
Carrie Reichert, who claims to be 32 but is 40 according to police records, told The Mirror in August that she enjoyed 20 minutes of alone time with the royal in his hotel suite. Hours after her interview, she was arrested for allegedly bouncing checks.
Yesterday, she told the Daily Mail that the British Secret Service may have demanded to have her incarcerated for bouncing checks to keep her quiet.
“I believe the British Secret Service or whoever protects the Royals have something to do with my situation. I am not being treated the same as someone else in my situation,” she said.
Her attorney Donald Rafferty says he’s investigating her concerns. He said to the publication: “Carrie feels like she is being treated much different to other people.”
When asked about Reichert’s claims that the British Secret Service were behind her arrest, Rafferty added: “There has been discussions in the legal team concerning whether that was a motivating factor for the way the authorities have been handling the case. However, we will see how the state case develops.”
Prince Harry was photographed in his now-infamous game of strip billiards in August. Reichert, a beautician, claimed she was one of 10 hand-picked girls who attended the party. She described Prince Harry as a “gentleman” and they allegedly had a conversation about her childhood in Britain before enjoying a “drunken fumble.”
Hours after Reichert’s televised interview, she was arrested on a felony warrant at San Diego airport on a plane bound for Mexico on August 24. She then spent almost a month in jail.
Her claims are strongly denied by royal aides. They said the her claims were “completely untrue” and that she was not even present on the night of the party.
Reichert allegedly wrote four bad checks worth a total of $21,672 beginning from August 2003. Rafferty says that she denies the “felony bad check” charge, claiming that it was a failed business venture. Reichert faces 5 years in prison, if found guilty.