Britain’s Prince Andrew served with papers in US sexual assault lawsuit

Britain’s Prince Andrew has been served authorized papers in a US lawsuit introduced by a lady who says he sexually abused her when she was a teen, a court docket submitting confirmed Friday.

The grievance was delivered to the royal’s dwelling in Windsor, England, on August 27, in response to an affidavit filed within the Southern District of New York.’LENT OUT’ FOR UNDERAGE SEX: GIUFFREVirginia Giuffre says she was “lent out” for underage intercourse by late US financier Jeffrey Epstein who killed himself in a New York jail in 2019 whereas awaiting trial on intercourse trafficking minors.Giuffre sued Andrew final month, alleging he sexually abused her on the London dwelling of socialite Ghislaine Maxwell greater than 20 years in the past, when she was beneath 18.Giuffre additionally claims Andrew abused her at Epstein’s New York mansion and on Little St. James, Epstein’s personal island within the US Virgin Islands.ANDREW DENIES CLAIMSAndrew, 61, has vehemently denied claims he had intercourse with Giuffre, and mentioned he has no recollection of assembly her, however the allegations have broken the British royal household.An agent for Giuffre mentioned within the affidavit that he handed the papers to a police officer on the most important gates of Andrew’s property and didn’t meet Queen Elizabeth II’s second son.A spokesperson for Andrew refused to remark when requested to by AFP.Andrew, a divorced father of two and former Royal Navy helicopter pilot who flew within the 1982 Falklands War towards Argentina, was pressured to step again from frontline royal duties in late 2019.ANDREW’S FRIENDSHIP WITH JEFFREY EPSTEINThat adopted a furore at a uncommon tv interview he gave to the BBC, through which he defended his friendship with Epstein, a multi-million-dollar hedge fund supervisor who befriended numerous celebrities.Andrew — who as a younger man was thought of one in every of Britain’s most eligible bachelors and was dubbed “Randy Andy” within the tabloid press — later issued an announcement through which he mentioned he “unequivocally” regretted his “ill-judged association” with Epstein.He has made few public appearances since, though joined different senior royals for the funeral of his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Windsor Castle in April.Maxwell pleaded not responsible in April to expenses of recruiting underage ladies for Epstein. She is because of go on trial on November 29.Giuffre sued Andrew beneath the Child Victims Act as she was 17 on the time. The first listening to within the case is about for Monday.ALSO READ: Young British individuals need to ditch the monarchy, UK ballot suggestsALSO READ: UK parliamentary report finds bullying, harassment of ladies in army