Virginia Roberts Giuffre filed a civil lawsuit in August 2021 against Prince Andrew in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, accusing him of sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions when she was a minor trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Giuffre alleged that Prince Andrew knowingly participated in Epstein’s sexual abuse scheme and abused her in three locations: London, Epstein’s Manhattan residence, and Epstein’s private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Central to the suit was her claim that she was coerced into sexual acts under threat and manipulation as part of Epstein’s operation, and that Prince Andrew was fully aware of her age and the circumstances.

Prince Andrew denied all allegations and initially sought to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing lack of jurisdiction and pointing to a 2009 settlement Giuffre had reached with Epstein, which his legal team claimed shielded him from liability. The court rejected those arguments, allowing the case to proceed toward discovery and depositions. However, in February 2022, before the case reached trial, Prince Andrew agreed to a settlement with Giuffre. While the settlement included no admission of wrongdoing, it effectively ended the case and marked a major collapse of Andrew’s public defenses, triggering severe reputational damage, the loss of his military titles and royal patronages, and his permanent removal from public royal duties.


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