{"id":1210644,"date":"2022-01-12T10:34:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T15:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1210644"},"modified":"2022-01-12T10:34:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T15:34:16","slug":"u-s-judge-denies-prince-andrews-bid-to-dismiss-virginia-giuffre-lawsuit-will-go-to-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-judge-denies-prince-andrews-bid-to-dismiss-virginia-giuffre-lawsuit-will-go-to-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Judge Denies Prince Andrew&#039;s Bid to Dismiss Virginia Giuffre Lawsuit: Will Go to Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-judge-denies-prince-andrews-bid-to-dismiss-virginia-giuffre-lawsuit-will-go-to-trial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1210644&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/duke-of-york-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Prince Andrew had his bid to get a civil case which alleges he sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre dismissed by a U.S. judge on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-59871514\">reports<\/a> his lawyers said the case should be thrown out, citing a 2009 deal she signed with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But a New York judge ruled the claim could be heard.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Prince Andrew has consistently denied the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The motion to dismiss the lawsuit was outlined in a 46-page decision by Judge Lewis A Kaplan of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.<\/p>\n<p>Kaplan\u2019s decision to rejected the application from the Duke\u2019s lawyers is likely to result in a high-profile case in September over Giuffre\u2019s sensational allegations against the British royal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prince Andrew to \u2018Step Back\u2019 From Royal Duties For Foreseeable Future Over Epstein Links <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bcTsP4bb12\">https:\/\/t.co\/bcTsP4bb12<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1197224720770502656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the conclusion of his written ruling, Kaplan said: \u201cFor the foregoing reasons, defendant\u2019s motion to dismiss the complaint or for a more definite statement is denied in all respects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In court documents, Giuffre said she was the victim of sex trafficking and abuse by late billionaire financier Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>Part of her abuse involved being lent out to other powerful men, she alleges.<\/p>\n<p>She is seeking unspecified damages in a civil suit against Andrew, but the sum could reportedly be in the millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Andrew, who has not been charged with any criminal offences, has vehemently denied all the allegations against him, as Breitbart News<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/04\/prince-andrew-to-seek-u-s-sexual-abuse-case-dismissal\/\"> reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">U.S. Prosecutor Says Prince Andrew Has Provided \u2018Zero Cooperation\u2019 in Jeffrey Epstein Probe <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S248bF1XrS\">https:\/\/t.co\/S248bF1XrS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1221856395269566464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prince Andrew said in an interview with BBC Newsnight in 2019 he had no recollection of ever meeting Virginia Giuffre.<\/p>\n<p>His lawyers had argued that Giuffre agreed in court in 2009 not to sue anyone else connected to Epstein when she settled her damages claim against the billionaire sex offender.<\/p>\n<p>The judge has now ruled otherwise.<\/p>\n<h5><em><span>Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span>or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Andrew had his bid to get a civil case which alleges he sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre dismissed by a U.S. judge on Wednesday. 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