PRINCE Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre has hailed news Ghislaine Maxwell has lost her $22m bail bid saying jail is “where she belongs.”
Jeffrey Epstein’s “sex slave” also praised the “amazing survivors” who have shown “what bravery looks like” in the face of what she called “wealthy tyranny.”
Giuffre – formerly Virginia Roberts – took to Twitter overnight to say she was pleased the former Brit socialite was being “kept under lock & key, where she belongs.”
Maxwell, who is accused of grooming underage girls to be sexually abused by paedophile financier Epstein, had her application for bail rejected because she poses a “flight risk”, it’s been revealed.
The 59 year old, who is being held in a Brooklyn federal jail, has pleaded not guilty in the high-profile case.
Giuffre also got involved in a Twitter spat with former US TV host Geraldo Rivera after he claimed Maxwell was only kept behind bars “because the judge is afraid of the NYPost.”
She tweeted: “Shame on you @GeraldoRivera when you say something stupid like that you are spitting in the face of the countless victims who have spent the last 2 decades trying to hold #GhislaineMaxwell accountable.”
Giuffre, now 36, claims he had sex with the Prince three times when she was 17, however the under-pressure royal, 60, has vehemently denied her allegations.
She has also long claimed Epstein – who killed himself while in jail in August 2019 – trafficked her to several powerful men.
Judge Alison Nathan ruled Maxwell “a serious flight risk” because of her wealth, possession of citizenship in multiple countries and the severity of the charges she faces.
They were the same reasons considered by Judge Nathan when Maxwell applied for bail back in July.
“The Court … finds that the Defendant’s proposed bail conditions would not reasonably assure her appearance at future proceedings,” Nathan said in her ruling in Manhattan federal court.
The socialite, who celebrated her 59th birthday behind bars on Christmas Day, asked to be released on a bond of $22.5 million offered up by her spouse of four years Scott Borgerson.
She apparently had further millions pledged by seven relatives and friends, according to a report by CNBC.
She also proposed having armed guards ensure that she remained confined to a New York City residence – and be monitored at all times via an electronic tagging device.
One alleged victim has branded Maxwell a “psychopath” who will flee justice if granted bail, The Times reports.
Maxwell is accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old Annie Farmer at Epstein’s 7,500-acre ranch in New Mexico.
Ms Farmer, who has waived her right to anonymity, alleged: “She (Maxwell) has lived a life of privilege, abusing her position of power to live beyond the rules.
“She will not hesitate to leave the country irrespective of whether others will be on the hook financially for her actions because she lacks empathy and, therefore, simply does not care about hurting others.
“I believe that she is a psychopath,” the 41-year-old alleged.
Maxwell is due to stand trial next year.
