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Prince Andrew is being sued

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JaneJudge Tue 10-Aug-21 11:32:35

Ghislaine Maxwell's trial is due to take place in November

JaneJudge Tue 10-Aug-21 11:31:57

I know this is sky news but she claims she was forced against her will to have sexual intercourse with him plus two other charges. It's called rape in the UK if someone has sex with someone without their consent.

Whatdayisit Tue 10-Aug-21 11:30:52

All of the above!
And what of 'Lady Ghislaine'? Is she still alive, is she bargaining,will she be found to have taken her own life?

I find it hard to call this trafficking. Forced prostitution, grooming etc. But it is up to the law not me to decide what trafficking is.
I do not know how Hilary Clinton stands by her husband then writes a book about strong women.
Then there's Bill Gates and of course Trumpy.
I guess Andrew's biggest mistake after the possibility of abusing this girl (now woman) was the BBC interview.
I wonder if the court will accept "Recollections may vary Your Honour!".

Ilovecheese Tue 10-Aug-21 11:29:57

Blossoming

My sympathies are with Virginia Roberts Giuffre.

Me too

Galaxy Tue 10-Aug-21 11:27:55

Which is part of the reason why after years and years it will be settled out of court. The chances of her winning the case are very low in my view. The victims commissioner recently said that we are in danger of de criminalizing rape in this country because of the woeful prosecution rate, I cant imagine America is much different.

Blossoming Tue 10-Aug-21 11:25:33

My sympathies are with Virginia Roberts Giuffre.

Alegrias1 Tue 10-Aug-21 11:22:00

Woman sues man for sexual attack.

Woman must have ulterior motive.

It wasn't a real crime

Woman wants money.

It wasn't just him.

Do you hear yourselves?

Sparklefizz Tue 10-Aug-21 11:19:03

Yes, JE, my sympathies are with the Queen, and she hasn't got Philip to share the strain.

Sago Tue 10-Aug-21 11:18:52

For girls and women that are trafficked by the gangs and groomers there is no comparison.

Oldwoman70 Tue 10-Aug-21 11:18:34

She is claiming he had sex with her in Epstein's New York property - so she was underage according to American law. I have always found it difficult to understand why he refused to meet with the FBI - in UK at a venue of his choosing - to answer their questions

Septimia Tue 10-Aug-21 11:14:13

I wonder what the actual truth of the matter is. Obviously something happened, but quite what.......

jaylucy Tue 10-Aug-21 11:08:07

I too have suspicions about her claims and I have often thought that several of the photos shown look more photoshopped than real!
I have also wondered where her parents were at that time and we also have to think that if PA did do what was claimed, as she was over 16, in this country it is not illegal, but I very much doubt that he would have been told that it is in the States!

JenniferEccles Tue 10-Aug-21 11:07:28

Will he manage to wriggle out of it I wonder?
Yet again, my sympathies are with the Queen.

Anniebach Tue 10-Aug-21 11:07:05

I am wondering why only him, much has been written about
wealthy , influential American men being involved.

25Avalon Tue 10-Aug-21 11:04:28

Sparklefizz her lawyers will also want vast amounts of money from PA which makes me like you a bit suspicious.

Galaxy Tue 10-Aug-21 11:02:50

What the laws are in the UK is irrelevant to this situation.

Sparklefizz Tue 10-Aug-21 11:01:00

I don't blame her, but do wonder why she is only suing him and not those responsible for trafficking her - or Jeffrey Epstein's estate?

Or why not sue her parents who didn't seem to be taking responsibility for her jetting all over the world?

And why wait as long as this?

And (I may have got this wrong and, if so, I'm sure someone will correct me) she was not under age by UK laws if he had sex with her in the UK.

I am not defending Andrew by any means, but am suspicious about all of this.

maddyone Tue 10-Aug-21 10:44:15

Well it had to be done, so I’m doing it. It’s in the news this morning that Prince Andrew is being sued in New York by Virginia Roberts for having underage sex with her when she was seventeen. Will there be a successful outcome for her?