Prince Andrew escaped a sexual assault trial
Prince Andrew managed to reach an agreement with his alleged victim, he will donate 'significant funds'.
Although the American judge decided that Prince Andrew must appear in court and answer the accusations of sexual intercourse with a minor, it seems that this will not happen.
Virginia Giuffre, today a 38-year-old woman who claims that Prince Andrew sexually abused her when she was 17, filed a lawsuit against the prince. But what happened now will be a surprise for many of us. According to foreign media, she gave up prosecuting him. The sources stated that the two of them agreed on the 'framework conditions' of the out-of-court settlement. Virginia probably thinks that is the best way for her.
The Prince and Virginia's lawyers informed the U.S. court in writing of their decision on Tuesday. They handed over documents that clearly state that the Duke of York will donate a significant amount to the charity for the protection of the rights of victims led by Virginia, which has not yet been revealed. When she receives the agreed money, both sides will ask the court to dismiss the lawsuit. That will be their agreement for now. Is something going to change in the future we will see.
The Prince has thus pledged to support the fight against the trafficking of human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation and to provide support to victims of such violence. Jeffrey Epstein is known to have trafficked a number of young girls over the years. Prince Andrew is sorry that he is associated with Epstein and he will pay tribute to Ms. Giuffre and other victims who are fighting for themselves and others.
His anti-fans commented that there was an unexpected turn of events, considering that the duke had previously pointed out that he would fight with all his might against false accusations of sexual abuse. He also claimed that Epstein never ‘delivered’ girls to him.
Recall, Virginia was born as Virginia Roberts in 1983 in California. Her family later moved to Florida. At the age of seven, she said, she was sexually abused by a family friend, and ‘her childhood was quickly taken away’. “I was so mentally frightened at such an early age and I ran away from it,” she told.
She spent her childhood in foster families, and until she was 14 she lived on the street where she says, she found nothing ‘except hunger, pain and more abuse’. In 2000, while trying to rearrange her life, she met Ghislaine Maxwell, a member of the elite, a favorite of high society in London and New York. While Giuffre worked at Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Maxwell offered her the opportunity to train as a massage therapist. He was her connection with Prince Andrew.
