The Prince Andrew abuse scandal continues to cause waves. Is the tide turning in favor of the royal?
New York City – After long weeks of silence, Prince Andrew (61) apparently wants to defend himself with all means with regard to the sexual abuse lawsuit and is taking a counterstrike, reports 24royal.de *.
Prince Andrew puts everything on one card: a new turn in the abuse scandal
After it became known in August that Virginia Giuffre (38) had filed a civil lawsuit against Prince Andrew for sexual abuse in the USA *, the royal’s already tarnished reputation sank into the abyss. The British royal family is also said to have turned away from the 61-year-old. Prince William * now allegedly sees his uncle as a “threat to the monarchy” *.
Giuffre claims she was “loaned” to the Duke of York by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein (66, † 2019) and his former partner Ghislaine Maxwell (59) when she was 17 years old. Now she wants to “hold Andrew accountable” for it, said the 38-year-old. The prince continues to vehemently deny the serious allegations. His lawyers reacted accordingly.
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Prince Andrew puts everything on one card: the lawsuit is to be dismissed
Prince Andrew’s legal team has formally moved to dismiss Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit. You also accuse the American of greed for profit and sensationalism. “For more than a decade Giuffre has benefited from her allegations against Epstein and others by selling stories and pictures to the press. […] From this arises an urgent motive for Giuffre to continue to bring dubious lawsuits against people like Prince Andrew “, quoted” The Sun “Andrew’s lawyer Andrew B. Brettler. The allegations are “baseless” and Giuffre is only aiming for the next “payday”, the lawyer said.
How the court will react to the motion to dismiss remains to be seen. A new hearing is scheduled for November 3rd in New York City. * 24royal.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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