
Virginia Giuffre accuses Prince Andrew of 'baseless, defamatory attacks' in civil lawsuit
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Virginia Giuffre, the American woman who has said Prince Andrew sexually abused her at age 17, accused the royal of launching "baseless, defamatory attacks" in a civil court filing in New York.
Giuffre’s lawyers filed a motion Monday night in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to block the Duke of York’s attempt to have the civil lawsuit thrown out. The filing alleges Prince Andrew has avoided "confronting his own misconduct" by instead launching "baseless, defamatory" attacks against Giuffre’s credibility, character and motives, The Telegraph reported.
Giuffre is suing Prince Andrew for unspecified damages, alleging the Duke of York sexually assaulted her on three separate occasions in 2001 when she was 17-years-old. Her lawsuit against Queen Elizabeth II’s son alleges he forced her to have sex with him at Maxwell’s apartment in London and at Epstein’s homes in Manhattan and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Reuters reported.