Prince Andrew faces possible trial over Virginia Roberts Giuffre's sex abuse allegations
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London — It's a critical week for Britain's Prince Andrew as he tries to avoid the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse scandal. Just days after the conviction of Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell, a New York judge was expected on Monday to unseal a confidential agreement that Andrew's lawyers say could shield him from a civil sexual abuse lawsuit.
The prince's attorneys call the lawsuit filed by Virginia Roberts Giuffre baseless.
Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered the terms of a 2009 settlement between Epstein and Roberts Giuffre to be made public by Monday. Andrew's lawyers say that agreement shields the prince and others from lawsuits by Roberts Giuffre, and they hope the judge will take it as sufficient grounds to dismiss her suit against the royal.
