Prince Andrew’s Request to Dismiss Virginia Giuffre Lawsuit Denied
Virginia Giuffre has filed a new lawsuit against Prince Andrew.
On Monday, Aug. 9, the 38 year old filed a lawsuit against the 61-year-old British royal at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, in which she seeks damages for battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
According to the documents obtained by E! News, she accuses the Duke of York of sexually abusing her on three separate occasions, claiming he knew that she was being trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, who in December 2021 was recently found guilty of conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, conspiracy to transport minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors and sex trafficking of minors.
Additionally, the lawsuit states Prince Andrew knew she was under the age of 18 at the time of the alleged encounters, which allegedly took place in London, New York and on Epstein’s private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, as Epstein and Maxwell disclosed this information in “communications” between them and the prince. The documents read, “Twenty years ago Prince Andrew’s wealth, power, position, and connections enabled him to abuse a frightened, vulnerable child with no one there to protect her. It is long past the time for him to be held to account.”
According to the documents, Prince Andrew’s alleged sexual and physical abuse of Giuffre caused “significant emotional and psychological distress and harm.”
The lawsuit alleges Giuffre was “compelled” to engage in sexual acts with the prince as she “feared death or physical injury” would occur if she didn’t obey Prince Andrew, Epstein or Maxwell.
