Prince Andrew abuse case to court at the end of 2022 | Royals

entertainment">Judge Lewis Kaplan mentioned the date during a short online hearing on the condition that a jury can be safely assembled in view of the corona crisis. Several witnesses will testify under oath in the near future.

entertainment">Prince Andrew is accused of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre. Queen Elizabeth’s second son is said to have abused her some twenty years ago when she was under 18. She would have been recruited by the convicted and now deceased businessman Jeffrey Epstein, who was friends with the prince at the time.

entertainment">Andrew has so far denied all allegations. The prince has not been charged either. At the end of last month it became clear that Andrew himself will also be questioned under oath. He must have made a statement before July 14, the judge ruled.

entertainment">Last week it was announced that the 61-year-old Duke of York’s lawyers have asked the court to drop the case against him because it would violate a settlement agreement that Giuffre agreed to in 2009.

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