Key Sentence:
- Prince Andrew has asked a court in New York to dismiss the lawsuit brought against him by Virginia Joffre.
The Duke of York’s attorney said the “unsubstantiated complaint” should be dismissed because Mrs. Giuffre doesn’t quite explain his claims against him. Giuffre, 38, accused Prince Andrew of sexually assaulting her at 17 and is still a minor under US law. The Queen’s 61-year-old son has consistently denied the allegations.
If an acquittal is not grant, Giuffre will have to make a “more specific statement” about his charges. Prince Andrew’s lawyer said. In September, Duke received the legal documents presented to him and had until October 29 to respond to the lawsuit.
In the case of Prince Andrew, what could happen next?
Giuffre was the accuser of billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison in 2019. He said he was attack by the prince at the homes of Epstein collaborator Gislain Maxwell in London and Epstein’s homes in Manhattan and Little St. James in the US Virgin Islands.
In court documents filed Friday, Prince Andrew’s lawyer said his “damaged reputation is just the latest inadvertent damage from the Epstein scandal.” The document add: “Allegations of serious misconduct by members of the world’s most famous royal. Family have helped Joffre generate a frenzy in the online media and the traditional press.
“Joffre initiated this baseless lawsuit against Prince Andrew for another salary at his own expense and the expense of those closest to him. Epstein’s abuse of Joffre does not justify his public campaign against Prince Andrew,” the document reads.
The file states that Ms. Giuffre settled the trafficking and sexual harassment lawsuits against Epstein in 2009. With an “extensive acquittal” sanctioned by the sex offender. And insisted that he covered up anyone and everyone Giuffre identified as potential targets for future lawsuits, regardless of the reason – or lack thereof – for the claim. The contract, which remains sealed, is suppose to cover “license fees” – according to documents submitte to the court.