Prince Andrew, Denying Accusations, Seeks Jury Trial In Sex Assault Case
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Virginia Giuffre, 38, sued the Duke of York Britain's Prince Andrew last August, alleging he battered her while the late financier.
Britain's Prince Andrew on Wednesday asked for a U.S. jury trial as he again denied Virginia Giuffre's accusations that he sexually abused her more than two decades ago when she was 17.
Ms Giuffre, 38, sued the Duke of York last August, alleging he battered her while the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was trafficking her.
In a filing with the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Mr Andrew, 61, admitted to meeting Epstein in or around 1999, but denied Ms Giuffre's claim that he "committed sexual assault and battery" upon her.
David Boies, a lawyer for Ms Giuffre, said in a statement that Andrew was trying to "blame the victim."
