Prince Andrew is going to be doing some talking and who knows, he might be doing some sweating, too. There’s a new report that says Prince Andrew will be interviewed as part of his civil sex assault case under oath in London. The Duke of York will face what is known as a deposition on March 10 in what has been described as a neutral location. Here’s what you need to know.
A source close to the royal said his accuser Virginia Giuffre had not yet committed to a date or location for her deposition “despite repeated requests.” Andrew’s deposition will be conducted by Virginia Giuffre’s lawyers, David Boies and Sigrid McCawley, and is expected to last two days.
Prince Andrew Will Be Questioned Under Oath As Part Of Civil Sex Assault Case
As many royal fans know by now, Giuffre is suing the duke for damages in her home country of the US. She claims she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, who was friends with Andrew at the time, to have sex with the Duke when she was aged 17 – a minor under US law. The duke is also alleged to have sexually abused her during a visit to Epstein’s private island, Little St James, and on a separate occasion at the financier’s Manhattan mansion.
That said, a lawyer for the Duke of York – who has denied all allegations – argued the claim for damages “is unfair, it is unjust, it should be dismissed.” Prince Andrew’s legal team argued during a video conference that Ms Giuffre waived her right to sue the Duke when she signed a $500,000 settlement agreement with convicted sex offender Epstein in 2009.
During the hearing, the Prince’s lawyer said: “It’s unquestionable that Prince Andrew could have been sued in the 2009 Florida action. He was not. And therefore he was a ‘potential defendant’ and a release under the 2009 settlement agreement by its unambiguous terms.”
Either way, Prince Andrew has pretty much been canceled both in public and behind closed doors because of his association with Jeffrey Epstein and a new lawsuit that has been brought against him.
However, Prince Andrew has asked a U.S. court to dismiss Virginia Giuffre’s sexual abuse lawsuit, as his legal team believes it’s “frivolous.” Virginia alleges that she was forced to have sex with the Duke of York on a number of occasions while she was still a minor.
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