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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – JUNE 27: Prince Andrew, Duke of York leaves the funeral service of Patricia Knatchbull, Countess Mountbatten of Burma at St Paul’s Church in Knightsbridge on June 27, 2017 in London, England. (Photo Mark Richards – WPA Pool / Getty Images) Prince Andrew had “no choice” but to reach a settlement with Virginia Guiffre as his “head was in a vice”, a lawyer who previously represented survivors of deceased millionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview.
Barry Salzman, an attorney who previously represented on a pro bono basis around 20 claimants to the Epstein fund, said that prior to the settlement, the Duke of York was in a “very difficult position” as his legal strategy was “reliant” on the hope that Judge Lewis Kaplan — who presided over the Guiffre civil case against Andrew in New York — was going to dismiss the case.
When a dismissal failed to materialise, the Prince faced the prospect of being deposed by Guiffre’s lawyers in London.
“If he were to have gone to that deposition and perjured himself, now he faces criminal charges,” Salzman said, noting that a similar situation befell Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, who in addition to being prosecuted for sex trafficking was also charged with perjury.
On top of this, Prince Andrew came under “tremendous pressure” when the Royal Family distanced themselves from him, which created a “public relations nightmare,” he added.
“I don’t think he settled because he somehow had some change of heart, that he felt bad or anything like that, I think that it was simply his head was in a vice and he had no choice,” Salzman said.
In the settlement, which was ann ounced earlier this week, Prince Andrew made no admission of guilt and he has consistently maintained his innocence, saying in […]
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