Britain’s Prince Andrew reaches a settlement with Virginia Giuffre in US sex abuse case

Virginia Roberts Giuffre sued Prince Andrew in a New York court for allegedly having unwanted sexual encounters with her when she was a teenager. Giuffre says she was trafficked to him by Jeffrey Epstein. The amount of the settlement is not known.

Prince Andrew have agreed to a settlement that will end Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit, which had accused Andrew of sexually abusing her when she was a minor.

Prince Andrew, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II, settled a lawsuit on Tuesday with Virginia Giuffre, a woman accusing the prince of raping her when she was a minor and a victim of sex trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein.

What people are saying?

The Yeti So, with this he is essentially saying, I’m guilty, can’t win in a trial, more dirt and info will get out during said trial so here’s a giant chunk of money to make this all go away. Rich, powerful, and elite win again.

Dúnedain It’s a civil case, so it would have been a much higher payout it seems if the lawyers have advised to go for a settlement rather than through court. I wish it was a criminal case.