Prince Andrew demands jury trial in sexual assault case involving Virginia Giuffre if case can’t be dismissed
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Virginia Giuffre, an American, has accused Prince Andrew of sexually abusing her when she was 17 while she traveled with financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The request from the 61-year-old’s lawyers was inside a line-by-line formal response to the lawsuit that Giuffre filed against him in August in Manhattan federal court.
The Duke of York has denied Giuffre’s allegations and even attempted to get the lawsuit tossed. However, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan rejected his attempt to win a dismissal earlier this month. That decision allowed depositions and other evidence from both parties to move forward.
Wednesday’s response was filed by Los Angeles attorneys Andrew Brettler and Melissa Lerner. They said the lawsuit should be dismissed on several grounds, again citing Giuffre’s permanent residency in Australia and a settlement over a decade earlier between Epstein and Giuffre that Andrew’s lawyers contend prevents her from suing the prince. They also argued that she consented to sexual activity and the statute of limitations has expired.
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