Jdsk wrote: ↑12 Sep 2021, 1:37pm
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If he loses in the civil case or is ever convicted I expect it to get much worse for him both in popular opinion and subsequent criminal investigations.
Jonathan
If he loses the civil case, then there will presumably be an order for compo measured in $ Zillions. He's not going to be convicted before a criminal investigation. There seems to be sparse info about any US criminal investigation and I suspect that will remain the case unless some US prosecutor decides there's mileage in an extradition request. As I've mentioned, a criminal investigation by the Met is apparently under consideration again, but that would presumably depend to some extent on the co-operation of the complainant. If there were to be such an investigation, including the possibility of arrest etc., then it would be a different matter. Speaking generally, I think if someone were to be convicted of crime in the US, then that might be the basis for a civil case in England. To lose an undefended civil case in the US, wouldn't have much effect on a criminal trial here.
The namesake for Cap'n Bob's yacht,
The Lady Ghislaine has been mentioned. It's hard to see her evidence carrying much weight here either way, even if she emerges from US custody soon. The only exception to that might be if she could produce physical evidence of Prince Andrew being naughtier than we've seen already. Revenge porn in the lingo.