In Jeffrey Epstein Deal, Prince Andrew Accuser Won't Sue 'Other Defendants'

Virginia Giuffre has said that Prince Andrew assaulted her at Jeffrey Epstein's home in New York, and on his private island. She alleges that Prince Andrew also sexually abused her at the London home of Ghislaine Maxwell, who was found guilty of sex trafficking last week.

Prince Andrew's sexual assault accuser agreed not to sue "other potential defendants" related to Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex crimes, according to a secret deal released Monday that the royal hopes will convince a US judge to dismiss a lawsuit against him.

The once-confidential document unveiled by a New York court shows that Virginia Giuffre agreed to drop her civil case against late disgraced money manager Epstein for $500,000 in 2009.

The 12-page settlement, made in Florida, contains a provision that claims to protect "other potential defendants" from being sued related to alleged sexual abuse committed by Epstein, who killed himself in jail in 2019.

The clause takes effect "from the beginning of the world to the day of this release," according to the agreement.