Prince Andrew’s attorneys ask to dismiss US sex assault lawsuit saying it violates the terms of a settlement agreement
Giuffre has mentioned the assaults occurred in London, New York and the US Virgin Islands, and that Andrew was conscious that she was a minor — 17 years previous — when it began.
Andrew has persistently denied Giuffre’s allegations.
Within the submitting made Friday afternoon, attorneys for Andrew reiterated he “unequivocally denies Giuffre’s false allegations in opposition to him.” CNN has reached out to an lawyer for Giuffre for remark.
“Virginia Giuffre might be a sufferer of sexual abuse by the hands of Jeffrey Epstein … and nothing can excuse, nor totally seize, the abhorrence and gravity of Epstein’s monstrous habits in opposition to Giuffre, if that’s the case,” it says. “Nonetheless, and with out diminishing the hurt suffered because of Epstein’s alleged misconduct, Prince Andrew by no means sexually abused or assaulted Giuffre.”
Maxwell has pleaded not responsible. Her trial is predicted to start in November.
“Accusing a member of the world’s greatest identified royal household of great misconduct has helped Giuffre create a media frenzy on-line and within the conventional press,” the submitting says. “Epstein’s abuse of Giuffre doesn’t justify her public marketing campaign in opposition to Prince Andrew.”
It provides Giuffre entered right into a settlement with Epstein in 2009 which included a “common launch” of all claims in opposition to Epstein and quite a few different individuals, which attorneys say included Andrew. Particulars of the settlement have been redacted from the courtroom submitting made by Andrew’s attorneys.
The scheduling order signed by the choose in New York means attorneys for Giuffre should query Andrew outdoors of courtroom and submit the interview by that date.
Additionally in October, London’s police pressure determined to drop its investigation sparked by Giuffre’s case after reviewing plenty of courtroom paperwork.
“This evaluate has concluded and we’re taking no additional motion,” the pressure instructed CNN in an announcement.
The Duke of York was served authorized papers for the lawsuit by Giuffre’s attorneys in September.
