Here's everything we know so far about Prince Andrew’s Epstein scandal and sexual-assault lawsuit
Photo: Florida Southern District Court Though the federal sex-trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein ended with his death, several alleged co-conspirators are now wrapped up in litigation stemming from their involvement with the late sex offender. Among the most prominent is Prince Andrew, the British royal who was sued for damages in August by alleged Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre for allegedly raping and sexually abusing her when she was 17.
“During each of the aforementioned incidents, Plaintiff was compelled by express or implied threats by Epstein, Maxwell, and/or Prince Andrew to engage in sexual acts with Prince Andrew, and feared death or physical injury to herself or another and other repercussions for disobeying Epstein, Maxwell, and Prince Andrew due to their powerful connections, wealth, and authority,” the lawsuit states.
The main topic of the conference is expected to be efforts to serve Prince Andrew with the lawsuit. An affidavit filed on Friday said the Duke of York was finally served on August 27 at the Royal Lodge in Windsor. A process server says that after initially being turned away, he was allowed to leave the papers with a police officer at the main gate to the Windsor Castle estate.
Why was the lawsuit filed in New York and why now? The suit explains that Giuffre is filing in Manhattan federal court because she alleges that Prince Andrew “sexually abused [the] plaintiff in this state, and has thus committed a tortious [wrongful] action within this state.” As for the timing, in February 2019, former Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Child Victims Act into law, providing adult survivors a one-year window to sue in civil court for crimes that occurred when they were underage.
As for the Giuffre allegations, he provided a bizarre alibi against one interaction in 2001 with the 17-year-old — in which she claimed he was sweating profusely — by saying that he physically was not able to sweat two decades ago. “I have a peculiar medical condition, which is that I don’t sweat, or I didn’t sweat at the time,” he said.
According to a recent report, Prince Andrew is now hiding out at one of his mother’s vacation estates: the Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
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