theclaud
Reading around the chip
Filling in for Paley, is it?
Prince Andrew
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slowmotion
Active Member
Oh come on. You can do better than that.
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Check your next wage slip....it's mandatory.
Fab Foodie
Legendary Member
The 'personal extras' list for the new royal yacht just got shorter....
glasgowcyclist
Über Member
It seems such a long time now (a whole three weeks) since Prince Andrew demanded a jury trial.
Gosh. I wonder what happened to his defence case in the interim? 🤔
Writing to a US judge, his lawyers state: "Prince Andrew hereby demands a trial by jury on all causes of action asserted in the complaint."
Gosh. I wonder what happened to his defence case in the interim? 🤔
mjr
Active Member
Yeah, I agree. I'm not sure the civil trial would have added much except salacious revelations in the press. I suspect nothing can be proven beyond reasonable doubt after so long. If he did stuff, he's probably gotten off lightly.
mjr
Active Member
Sound-proof dungeon no longer required?
Rusty Nails
Country Member
He was pressured by the Firm.
Beebo
Guru
I suspect you’re correct.
They couldn’t allow it running to trial.
theclaud
Reading around the chip
I've an idea. Why don't you try doing better than that ^^^ ?
glasgowcyclist
Über Member
I suspect it was partly that, along with his car crash interview with Emily Maitlis and the lack of a substantive defence.
dutchguylivingintheuk
Über Member
Think it's not reallt about the legal defenition but more about for example if you ask poeple on the streets now ''do you consider ''prince'' Andrew to be a peado i think the majority will answer yes to that question.
Because he is lying unfortunately he gets away with it.
I agree with both that is a pity that there is an settlement as with your statement that Giuffre is entitled to settle, sure she is that does not take away that it would have been better if for once he would have been told by a court he would'nt be able to wiggle or buy his way out..
dutchguylivingintheuk
Über Member
Don't think the pitchforks are chucked away rather put aside, ready for action by his next mistake or when the book is released.
mudsticks
Squire
I suspect Andrew is out of the picture, and off the hook for the rest of his life, one way or another.
It's some consequences for him I guess if he gets to do less royally swanning about any more.
And his reputation is buggered
Money paid to a person he claims never to have met, is as close to an admission of guilt as we're likely to get from him.
If nothing else it's maybe a forewarning / cautionary tale to others who might in other circs have considered that their money, power, or influence , would allow them to abuse those priveleges.
Not to say these things don't still go on ..
Sex trafficking, and abuse, of power disparities in all sorts of situations, are still sadly an 'everyday' thing, but perhaps after this it's now less taken for granted that it can be got away with so easily.