Prince Andrew’s lawyers were locked in emergency talks overnight after Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in New York for recruiting and grooming underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein.
Accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre has alleged the Duke of York sexually abused her when she was 17 after she was trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell.
This is Virginia Roberts-Giuffre’s civil complaint filed at a New York court in August 2021 against Prince Andrew in which she alleges she was forced to have sex three times with the royal.“Andrew’s US team immediately seized upon Carolyn’s testimony,” a legal source told the outlet. “Andrew’s lawyers have convinced him that if he is to stand any chance of preventing her case from going to court, they need to fight with fire and that nothing should be off-limits.With Maxwell’s conviction, Prince Andrew’s lawyers are said to be concerned because the burden of proof is lower in civil cases than what is needed in a criminal case.
In her civil lawsuit, Giuffre claims she was forced to have sex with the Duke of York in Maxwell’s London home and elsewhere when she was 17.
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