Prince Andrew agrees to settle sex abuse lawsuit, donate to charity
WINDSOR, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Prince Andrew, Duke of York, attends the Sunday Service at the Royal Chapel of All Saints, Windsor, following the announcement on Friday April 9th of the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99, on Apr NEW YORK - Britain’s Prince Andrew has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Virginia Giuffre, who said she was sexually trafficked to the British royal by the financier Jeffrey Epstein when she was 17.The deal described in a court filing Tuesday in New York avoids a trial that would have brought further embarrassment to the monarchy.
It calls for the prince to make a substantial donation to the charity of his accuser while saying he never meant to malign her character.Attorney David Boies, who represents Giuffre, informed the judge presiding over the case in New York that a settlement in principle has been reached and lawyers on both sides will request a dismissal of the lawsuit within a month.A lawyer for Andrew did not immediately return a message seeking comment.RELATED: Prince Andrew sex abuse lawsuit moves forwardThe letter signed by Boies said all lawyers were asking the judge to suspend all deadlines and put the case on hold.Giuffre sued Andrew in August.
The American accused the British royal of sexually abusing her while she traveled with financier Jeffrey Epstein.A judge has — for now — refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Britain’s Prince Andrew by an American woman who says he sexually abused her when she was 17.
U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan rejected an argument by Andrew’s lawyers that Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit should be thrown out at an early stage because of an old legal settlement she had reached with Jeffrey Epstein, the financier she claims set up.
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