The Duke of York came under fresh pressure as lawyers in the US said that the guilty verdict in the case of the woman who accused the Duke of sexual assault will give her some solace.
The Duke of York has been warned that the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell proves that justice will prevail regardless of who you are.
Lawyers in the US said that the guilty verdict in the case of the woman who accused the Duke of sexual assault will give her strength. One person said he should be wearing his boots.
The Duke hopes that a judge will throw out the civil case that was brought against him by Virginia Roberts Giuffre.
Attempts to paint her as an unreliable witness have been dealt a blow after she was convicted of sex traffickers for paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The Duke was friends with both of them.
Ghislaine Maxwell was in court when her guilty verdicts were delivered. She is due to be sentenced later.
A New York court decided that four other victims were telling the truth and that one of the convictions of Maxwell included a reference to Ms Giuffre.
The verdict that Ms Giuffre and Annie Farmer were found guilty of was seen by the American public as a sign that they will be held accountable.
At the trial, we saw a mention of Prince Andrew and people of his stature. The jury looked at Ghislaine, who has been to the Queen's homes and lived a life of incredible privilege, yet they ignored all that. There is a change in the legal landscape.
Ms Giuffre claims that the Duke raped her three times when she was 17 years old. The Duke says he has no recollection of meeting her.
Ms Giuffre said after the verdict that it was not over.
The Duke is under pressure.
The Duke of York is pictured with two women.
Since Ms Giuffre made her allegations over a decade ago, the scandal has hounded Prince Andrew.
The Duke stepped down from public duties before Ms Giuffre launched her civil suit in New York because of the accusations.
Ghislaine's brother Ian told The Telegraph on Thursday that the family would appeal her guilty verdict because she was denied a fair trial.
Ghislaine has been denied the right to a fair trial, starting with the appalling conditions in which she has been held for over 18 months and which seriously impacted her ability to participate in her own defence.
Lawyers for the victims said that Maxwell should not be the last person brought before a jury over the scandal, as other high-profile associates might now face questions.
Ms Giuffre was a big part of the proceedings, with almost 250 mentions of her and multiple photographs shown to the jury.
The burden of proof in a criminal trial was higher than in a civil case, according to legal experts.
Bradley Simon, a former federal prosecutor who now works as a defence attorney in New York, said that every case rests on its own facts. The jury verdict will embolden the attorneys in the case against Prince Andrew.
Duke's technical objections aren't going to fly.
Virginia Roberts Giuffre has a photo of herself when she was 16 years old.
The FBI should re-examine the claims against the Duke according to the comments from Ms Giuffre's lawyer.
Federal prosecutors in New York asked the British Government to speak with the Duke as part of their criminal investigations into the two men. The Duke's lawyers said that they offered his help at least three times in 2020.
The Duke is said to have been reassured by his UK based team that the guilty verdict will not affect his case.
The Duke's lead counsel asked the judge to stop proceedings on the basis that Ms Giuffre lives in Australia and not Colorado, which would invalidate her claim under federal court law.
A source close to Ms Giuffre insisted that her team was aware of her living arrangements and that they showed a lack of confidence in their arguments.
The Duke's technical objections " aren't going to fly" in the wake of the conviction of Maxwell, according to a Los Angeles-based lawyer.
She said he should be quaking in his boots because this shows that a jury is willing to convict even if the accusers are not perfect.
Ghislaine will flip now if she flips.
The picture of Jeffrey and Ghislaine at the Queen's log cabin is thought to have been taken in 1999.
Scotland Yard said that it was not currently taking any action regarding the investigation.
A former prosecutor in the Southern District of New York told The Telegraph that she had a limited amount of time to decide if she wanted to change her mind.
If she wants to get a reduced sentence, she will have to contact the prosecutors in the case before they submit a report to the judge.
If she has any information on other individuals, it is likely that his former colleagues would approve of his request to not be published.
She could still flip. That will help with the sentence. It is still possible. She will flip now if she flips.
Co-operating with a guilty verdict is the best way to help herself. It would benefit the prosecution and she would benefit from the fact that they put it in the sentencing report. It is a point system.
The names of some 300 Britons were admitted in evidence during the trial of the two men.
There are 16 separate phone numbers for the Duke, one of which is a mobile phone number, and one of which is a private retreat for the Queen.
Tony Blair is recorded once, while Lord Mandelson has 10 numbers, including one marked "direct line", one marked " home" and one marked "country home".
Earl Spencer is the brother of Diana.
There is no suggestion that anyone was involved in any wrongdoing.
The sex traffickers face up to 65 years in prison. There is no date for her sentencing yet.
