In Ghislaine Maxwell's recent appearance in the United States court, Jeffrey Epstein's alleged ex-girlfriend had no plans to say anything about Prince Andrew. One of the socialite's friends revealed that the philanthropist would never speak up about the Duke of York's relationship with the criminal sex offender.
Ghislaine Maxwell appeared in a U.S. court in New York to face the charges made against her for, allegedly, helping Jeffrey Epstein explore girls and young women. She also faces perjury. The daughter of Robert Maxwell has repeatedly denied any wrongdoings.
Laura Goldman, the defendant's friend when she moved to New York, talked about her friend's alleged plan about the case and Prince Andrew's involvement in the ordeal. In an interview on BBC's Today, she answered the question if her pal would ever talk about the connection of Sarah Ferguson's former husband to the American financier as part of a possible plea deal, BBC noted.
Goldman, a former investment banker, revealed she had the chance to speak to Ghislaine Maxwell last month about the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's "sexual exploitation of young girls." Allegedly, she had seen Maxwell was "coming to the end of the road," The Guardian noted.
She believed her pal should seek to obtain a plea deal and plead guilty to some of the charges to have a reduced sentence. However, she's quite convinced that Ghislaine Maxwell would never talk about Prince Andrew.
As a friend of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie's father, Ghislaine Maxwell might never say anything about him. Allegedly, Prince Andrew had been there for her in so "many ways" when her father died in 1991.
Ghislaine Maxwell is facing six charges for, allegedly, assisting Jeffrey Epstein abusing minors by "recruiting and grooming" underage victims. After her arrest in New Hampshire, she was brought to court and remanded in custody.
She is charged with conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, enticement of a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, and conspiracy to transport minors. She also faces transportation of a minor, with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and two of perjury. If found guilty, she has to face up to 35 years of imprisonment.
A U.S. attorney has been, reportedly, urging Prince Andrew to give evidence to the case but no avail. He has suffered intense media scrutiny and pressure to cooperate with the prosecution.
U.S. prosecutors said they would gladly accept an official statement from Prince Andrew about the matter. Lawyers of Jeffrey Epstein's victims also demanded the duke to man up, speak up, and stop avoiding the U.S. authorities.
