Virginia Giuffre, who claims she was a victim of Jeffrey Epstein, filed a civil lawsuit claiming Prince Andrew “raped and committed sexual assault and battery” on her when she was 17 and a minor under US law. The Duke of York has always denied the woman’s allegations, and previously said he does not recall ever meeting her.
Prince Andrew’s legal team have been granted access to a copy of the 2009 sealed settlement agreement his accuser, Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts) previously signed with the late Jeffrey Epstein, reported Sky News.
US District Judge Loretta Preska in Manhattan granted permission for the royal’s lawyers to receive a copy of the confidential agreement between the convicted sex felon and Giuffre pertaining to a Florida state case to which the royal was not a party.
According to Andrew Brettler, the Duke of York's lawyer, he expects to shortly receive the agreement that might nullify the current sexual assault lawsuit filed against the Queen’s son.
