Ian Maxwell insisted there were "two sides to the story" despite his sister's conviction and a multi-million-pound settlement between Prince Andrew and his accuser Virginia Giuffre. He released an image of two people in the bath where the Duke of York was alleged to have abused the teenager, claiming it discredits his accuser's claims by proving the bath is too small to have sex in.
Speaking to The Independent, Mr Maxwell said the release of the image was not simply a stunt but said the backlash was "predictable". "I'm not cowed or embarrassed about the picture.
I'm the brother of Ghislaine Maxwell, I'm looking forward to her getting her appeal off the ground and it's important to understand Ghislaine's appeal is not to her guilt or innocence she's been convicted and found guilty. It's an appeal against the judicial error that occurred pre-trial, in-trial and post-trial."
Maxwell's lawyers announced they would be appealing against the conviction after The Independent revealed one of the jurors in her trial had failed to disclose he had been sexually abused. However, it was ruled that this had no impact on the trial.
This story is from the February 02, 2023 edition of The Independent.
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