Britain’s Prince Andrew on Friday rejected Virginia Giuffre’s accusations that he sexually abused her more than two decades ago when she was 17, and urged a U.S.
judge to dismiss her civil lawsuit. In filings with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, the Duke of York called Giuffre’s “baseless” lawsuit an effort to “achieve another payday” from her accusations against Jeffrey Epstein, a registered sex offender, and his associates.
Andrew, 61, who is Queen Elizabeth’s second son, also said he was shielded from Giuffre’s claims by her 2009 settlement agreement with Epstein, saying the late financier insisted it cover “any and all persons” who Giuffre might sue. “Virginia Giuffre may well be a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of Jeffrey
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