Andrew Faces 'Damning' Evidence Against Him — and It Could Send Him to Prison: Expert
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is currently facing his ultimate downfall, and an attorney suggests this is just the beginning.
The legal net is tightening around Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as experts warn of a bleak future. Following his unprecedented arrest for alleged misconduct in public office, the disgraced royal is reportedly facing his ultimate downfall—a risky legal battle that could see the ex-Duke spend the rest of his life behind prison walls. In the latest episode of US Weekly’s Legally Us, high-profile attorney James J. Sexton weighed in on the gravity of the situation.
Despite the differences between international legal frameworks, he suggested that Mountbatten-Windsor’s current predicament is uniquely dire. “The U.K. legal system and the U.S. legal system are quite different in terms of burden of proof and even procedure,” Sexton observed, also noting, “I don’t think anybody today wishes they were Prince Andrew.” Calling the ongoing crisis a ‘very difficult situation,’ the attorney admitted he’s relieved to be watching from the sidelines. Sexton signaled a grim outlook for the former Prince’s legal team, stating, "I’m certainly glad I’m not his attorney because that is a very, very challenging case that’s presented against him.”
While the former Prince was released after an 11-hour interrogation, UK investigators are now laser-focused on his decades-long stint as a trade envoy, digging through 2001 to 2011 for proof of a security breach that could harm the very foundation of the monarchy. The core of the allegation is that Mountbatten-Windsor may have shared confidential trade secrets with the disgraced financier within seconds of receiving them, leveraging his official position to benefit Epstein.
According to Sexton, the UK authorities appear to be taking a harder line on these connections than previously seen in the United States. “This is a situation where England and the U.K. are essentially taking the Epstein charges…a little more seriously than the United States,” highlighted the attorney. While he’s been a royal outcast for years, the ex-Duke is now facing a terrifying new reality. If convicted, the misconduct charges carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Sexton argued that the prosecution has been handed a winning hand with the most “damning pool of evidence” in royal history, admitting that no lawyer would want to try and “make a meal” of such a toxic defense.
While the disgraced royal remains isolated in Sandringham, the investigators are allegedly heating up at his former official workspace. Rob Shuter previously reported that a search was carried out by authorities at Buckingham Palace to review records and old devices during his time as a trade envoy. “It was handled professionally and without spectacle,” one source told the royal journalist. “But make no mistake—they looked.”
