Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty

[nrico2006]

Don't understand Roberts taking the money when she said she wanted to get him in court.  Plus, after the court case she would have made millions anyway.  She isn't the innocent victim she is making herself out to be either though.

[Milltown Row2]

Don't understand Roberts taking the money when she said she wanted to get him in court.  Plus, after the court case she would have made millions anyway.  She isn't the innocent victim she is making herself out to be either though.

Whats not to understand? Andrew more than likely did what he did but she was only really interested in the money or they thought that there would be a chance of him winning the court case..

[yellowcard]

Don't understand Roberts taking the money when she said she wanted to get him in court.  Plus, after the court case she would have made millions anyway.  She isn't the innocent victim she is making herself out to be either though.

How so? You can look at it both ways. Either she was not confident of getting a conviction or perhaps she didn't want to put herself through the trauma of a highly publicised trial.

Or the fact that Andrew has agreed a settlement is an admission of his guilt, after all he would have had access to the beat lawyers money could buy and if he was innocent then you would think that he'd want to clear his name in court.

[From the Bunker]

Don't understand Roberts taking the money when she said she wanted to get him in court.  Plus, after the court case she would have made millions anyway.  She isn't the innocent victim she is making herself out to be either though.

Ah, this case could go on for weeks/months. These girls come from not so well to do backgrounds. Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell picked these girls because they had no solid background. I'd imagine they'd have a lot of skeletons in the closet that Andy's legal team would bring out in the open.

[general_lee]

Settling out of court is as good as an admission of guilt in my opinion - it's damage limitation.

[Jeepers Creepers]

Absolutely. He's paying someone he never met millions of pounds. Says it all.

[GiveItToTheShooters]

Absolutely. He's paying someone he never met millions of pounds. Says it all.

He did meet her though. That's the whole point.
How convenient how it ended
Shameful from her to take a payout, she obviously has no principles to stand up for herself.
Sexual abuse is all well and good in her opinion now as long as she gets her bank balance topped up.

[Jeepers Creepers]

Absolutely. He's paying someone he never met millions of pounds. Says it all.

He did meet her though. That's the whole point.
How convenient how it ended
Shameful from her to take a payout, she obviously has no principles to stand up for herself.
Sexual abuse is all well and good in her opinion now as long as she gets her bank balance topped up.

I was being sarcastic. Can you imagine how many white aerial top vans have been putting the squeeze on this girl.

[David McKeown]

I imagine the terms of this deal will include no admission of liability so it will be interesting to see how the establishment react. Will Andrew seek and will he get the return of his military honours.

[GiveItToTheShooters]

By settling it out of court that's automatically admitting liability. If he was so innocent why would he not want to have his court case to clear his name, helped by the top legal representation no doubt. But he knows rightly, and she's all to shameless to take the payout.

[David McKeown]

By settling it out of court that's automatically admitting liability. If he was so innocent why would he not want to have his court case to clear his name, helped by the top legal representation no doubt. But he knows rightly, and she's all to shameless to take the payout.

In the court of public opinion it absolutely is. Legally though it may not be. Settlements are often made with no admission of liability. There are tactical reasons for making them such as saving on stress, costs etc. Whether winning would really assist I mean the damage to his reputation is probably already done regardless of what way the trial would have gone. I just think it will Be interesting to see how Andrew addressees these issues over the coming days

[From the Bunker]

By settling it out of court that's automatically admitting liability. If he was so innocent why would he not want to have his court case to clear his name, helped by the top legal representation no doubt. But he knows rightly, and she's all to shameless to take the payout.

She was brave enough to go public and take on a Big Wig. Begrudging her the money is unfair. Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell picked these girls because they had no solid background for a reason. They thought there was little or no chance of later come back. I'm sure there were many other girls.

[seafoid]

Don't understand Roberts taking the money when she said she wanted to get him in court.  Plus, after the court case she would have made millions anyway.  She isn't the innocent victim she is making herself out to be either though.

Ah, this case could go on for weeks/months. These girls come from not so well to do backgrounds. Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell picked these girls because they had no solid background. I'd imagine they'd have a lot of skeletons in the closet that Andy's legal team would bring out in the open.

Epstein lived in wealthy Palm Beach. His victims came from working class West Palm Beach.

[Hound]

By settling it out of court that's automatically admitting liability. If he was so innocent why would he not want to have his court case to clear his name, helped by the top legal representation no doubt. But he knows rightly, and she's all to shameless to take the payout.

In the court of public opinion it absolutely is. Legally though it may not be. Settlements are often made with no admission of liability. There are tactical reasons for making them such as saving on stress, costs etc. Whether winning would really assist I mean the damage to his reputation is probably already done regardless of what way the trial would have gone. I just think it will Be interesting to see how Andrew addressees these issues over the coming days

If it was me, and I was innocent, and I had a bottomless pit of money, I would 100% settle without admission, to avoid the stress, publicity, etc. And because the courts don't always get it right!

Not that I think Andy boy is innocent!

[seafoid]

Maybe she didn't want the stress/trauma. After the US judge ruled against him he was in a weaker position. Boies played the cards well.