Fall from Grace
Attempts to Silence the Scandal
With the conclusion of the Maxwell case, attention will now turn to a U.S. civil suit in which the plaintiff alleges Maxwell and long-time boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein took her to London, New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands to have sex with Andrew when she was underage.
While U.S. criminal cases must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt, civil defendants can be ordered to pay financial damages if they are found responsible based on a preponderance of the evidence.
The verdict is problematic for Andrew because he has long been friends with Maxwell, Even after Epstein was charged with sex crimes, Andrew failed to distance himself from her.
The Duke of York's lawyers say the agreement between accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre and Epstein should bar Giuffre from suing Andrew now. Andrew and Giuffre are likely to face cross-examination under oath by 14 July 2022 and a civil trial is possible before the end of the year 2022.
Pre-Trial
Giuffre's lead lawyer, David Boies, said the 2009 settlement is "irrelevant" to the lawsuit against Andrew because it doesn't mention the prince by name. He said in a statement Monday that Giuffre's team sought to have the settlement made public to refute Andrew's argument that it absolved him of liability by implication.Its not going well already , Andrew has been stripped of his titles and will defend himself as a "private citizen" [a]
Duke will also cease to be called 'His Royal Highness'
Giuffre v. Prince Andrew , was settled out of court mere weeks from when the prince was going to give a witness testimony under oath.
Ghislaine Maxwell Trial
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