Prince Andrew faces a civil lawsuit in which Virginia Roberts Giuffre alleges she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and forced to have sex with him.
LONDON -- Prince Andrew was barely mentioned in the course of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial in New York. But the fact jurors found her guilty on five of six counts related to her role in Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of minor girls can hardly be good news for the UK royal.
US judges have also ruled that a confidential 2009 settlement agreement between Epstein and Giuffre, which may have also referenced Prince Andrew, should be released publicly next week. "If Maxwell has incriminating information and evidence regarding Prince Andrew or indeed any other person who participated in unlawful conduct in association with Jeffrey Epstein, then I think the Prince and any others may well have a lot to fear from a sentence bargaining process," Goldstone in an email.
"Sentence bargaining can occur if she decides to give or has given information," Gerry said."This could implicate many people including Prince Andrew. She certainly has nothing to lose now that she is facing a significant sentence." The government would of course be interested if she had any incriminating information on Andrew, Toobin said -- but there's no reason to assume that she does, he added, and Andrew has denied any improper conduct.
Giuffre also hailed Wednesday's verdict on Twitter, saying:"My soul yearned for justice for years and today the jury gave me just that. I will remember this day always." She also voiced her compassion for the"many other girls and young women who suffered" at Maxwell's hands. It's no secret that Maxwell, the daughter of Czech-born newspaper tycoon and former British lawmaker Robert Maxwell, who died in mysterious circumstances in 1991, moved in exclusive circles in both Britain and the United States.
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