Posted on 02/15/2022 11:17:19 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Prince Andrew and accuser Virginia Giuffre have reached an out of court settlement for an undisclosed sum of money in a lawsuit which accused the disgraced UK royal of "rape in the first degree" after she was trafficked by Andrew pals Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
"The parties anticipate filing a stipulation of dismissal of the case within thirty (30) days," reads a note to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan.
"In the interim, the parties request that the Court suspend all deadlines and hold the action in abeyance."
Giuffre accused Andrew in the New York civil lawsuit of "rape in the first degree," and three instances of sexual assault when she was 17.
Giuffre, 38, claims the attacks took place in 2001 in London, New York, and on Pedo Island (Little St. James), owned by Epstein at the time. She sought "punitive damages" that could end up being millions of pounds.
The lawsuit also claims that Ghislaine Maxwell forced her to have sex with Andrew at Maxwell's London residence - which Giuffre said she feared repercussions if she disobeyed.
"Virginia Giuffre and Prince Andrew have reached an out of court settlement," reads a note attached to the brief filing, which adds that Prince Andrew "intends to make a substantial donation to Ms. Giuffre's charity in support of victims' rights."
Andrew acknowledges that his old friend Jeffrey Epstein "trafficked countless young girls over many years," and he "regrets his association."
The deal comes just weeks before Andrew was to sit for a deposition with Giuffre's lawyers.
As the New York Times notes:
The lawsuit by Ms. Giuffre, one of the most prominent of Mr. Epstein’s accusers, had cast a shadow over the royals at a time when Queen Elizabeth, the 95-year-old British monarch, was marking her 70th year on the throne. Andrew was forced to relinquish his military titles and royal charities, no longer was to use the title “His Royal Highness,” and was “not to undertake any public duties,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement last month.
Giuffre claims she was abused by Andrew at Epstein's Manhattan mansion, as well as on his private island, Little St. James, in the US Virgin Islands.
So is he in the clear now, do you know? Or are there more problems that might come up?
Seems unfair that no prison time is involved, IMHO.
Not Guilty!?!?
So..just like Michael Jackson.
smh
As with Ghislaine's trial, we have an admission of trafficking, but basically not a clue as to who they were trafficked to (except Andrew). I guess that's not interesting or important?
As the old joke goes, they have now determined she is a ho. . . now they are just haggling over the price. . . .
The ol “Golden Rule” trick,
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Who has the Gold- RULES.
I noticed in the UK press yesterday that the defense team had requested the original photo shown at the top of the post and the accuser claimed she had lost it. That the next day an out of court settlement was announced seems very odd. Claims had been made recently that the photo was fake. Strange stuff.
Oh, Dear! What is the Daily Mail going to fill their pages with NOW?
So she has gone from “it’s not about the money,it’s about accountability” to “it’s about the money”..... or was she paid a visit and made an offer she couldn’t refuse?
I am thinking the Queen is dying. Lots of activity from the Palace. This would allow her to “forgive” him, and allow his participation in the funeral.
She cleans up her messes.
$10 Million
She doesn’t look too traumatized in that photo. I doubt she didn’t know what she was getting into, although if he forced himself onto her then she SHOULD get some remittance. They should also make that Madam Maxell pay something as well.
The index finger by her waist should not reach as far as the middle finger if the Prince has normal hand anatomy.
That seems a very reasonable interpretation. She’s had a good run.
What a creep - I bet the libtards love him 🤪
He ‘’regrets his association’’.
What a clueless jerk.
What he means is it was fun shagging(screwing) the bum off underage girls until he got caught.
It’s good to be a prince.
If she was 17 she was old enough to know what she was doing. And there is a rumor that she was helping Epstein to recruit more girls. I don’t know if that is true though. The age of consent in many states in the U.S. is 16.
Let’s face it, she wanted a payday and got it. Andrew was in NO danger of jail time, the statute of limitations has long expired from what I can tell, and its likely that if they had sex when she was 17 then no laws were broken.
And is Andrew a world class strange-o? Hell yes he is.
And that is the brutal truth from where I see it.
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