Virginia Giuffre v. Prince Andrew

Virginia Giuffre v. Prince Andrew is an American lawsuit that started in 2021. Virginia Giuffre is the plaintiff and Prince Andrew, Duke of York is the defendant in a civil lawsuit (see civil law), at the lower courts of the federal court system of the United States.

On February 15, 2022 the lawsuit was settled; The lawsuit will not go to trial.^[1][2]

The lawsuit says that Andrew had sex in 2001^[3] with Giuffre when she was 17 years old;^[4] Prince Andrew "has strongly denied any wrongdoing", media said.^[5]

Previously, on January 12, 2022 the judge Lewis A. Kaplan gave permission for the lawsuit to go on.^[6][7]

Andrew has asked for a jury trial, media said.^[8]

1. ↑ Weiser, Benjamin (February 15, 2022). "Prince Andrew Settles Sexual Abuse Lawsuit With Virginia Giuffre". New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
2. ↑ "Prince Andrew settles US civil sex assault case". BBC News. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
3. ↑ Taylor, Sammi (November 10, 2019). "'I was trafficked to billionaires, politicians, even royalty'". www.9news.com.au. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
4. ↑ "Dommer avviser ikke søksmålet mot prins Andrew". 12 January 2022.
5. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59987935. Retrieved 13 January 2022
6. ↑ Bekiempis, Victoria (January 12, 2022). "Prince Andrew rejected in effort to get US sexual abuse case dismissed". The Guardian. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
7. ↑ "Prince Andrew to face civil sex assault case after US ruling". BBC. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
8. ↑ https://news.sky.com/story/prince-andrew-demands-trial-by-jury-as-he-denies-all-virginia-giuffre-sex-assault-claims-12526085. Retrieved 26 January 2022