Britain’s Prince Andrew should be prepared for a civil trial late next year on accusations that he sexually abused a woman when she was under 18, U.S. district judge says.
, and abused her at Epstein’s mansion in Manhattan and on one of Epstein’s private islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands.Andrew, the Duke of York, has not been charged with crimes.in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, in what a medical examiner called a suicide.
Andrew said Giuffre had been seeking “another payday” in a more than decade-long effort to profit from her accusations against Epstein and people associated with him. Before any trial, Giuffre and Andrew would submit to questioning under oath by opposing lawyers by next July 14. Both also said they do not expect disputes over the application of “foreign law” to be part of the case.
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