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]
↑ Weiser, Benjamin (February 15, 2022). "Prince Andrew Settles Sexual Abuse Lawsuit With Virginia Giuffre" . New York Times . Retrieved February 15, 2022 .
↑ "Prince Andrew settles US civil sex assault case" . BBC News . February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022 .
↑ Taylor, Sammi (November 10, 2019). " 'I was trafficked to billionaires, politicians, even royalty' " . www.9news.com.au . Retrieved February 2, 2020 .
↑ "Dommer avviser ikke søksmålet mot prins Andrew" . 12 January 2022.
↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59987935 . Retrieved 13 January 2022
↑ Bekiempis, Victoria (January 12, 2022). "Prince Andrew rejected in effort to get US sexual abuse case dismissed" . The Guardian . Retrieved January 12, 2022 .
↑ "Prince Andrew to face civil sex assault case after US ruling" . BBC . January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022 .
↑ 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