{"id":1246508,"date":"2022-01-27T09:22:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T14:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1246508"},"modified":"2022-01-27T09:22:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T14:22:53","slug":"prince-andrew-demands-trial-by-jury-in-u-s-sex-abuse-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prince-andrew-demands-trial-by-jury-in-u-s-sex-abuse-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Andrew Demands Trial by Jury in U.S. Sex Abuse Case"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fprince-andrew-demands-trial-by-jury-in-u-s-sex-abuse-case%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=1246508&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--><p class=\"subheading\">Prince Andrew\u2019s lawyers on Wednesday demanded a trial by jury in the U.S. District Courts as he prepares to answer sexual assault allegations brought by Virginia Giuffre.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew\u2019s trial by jury plea comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/12\/u-s-judge-denies-prince-andrews-bid-to-dismiss-virginia-giuffre-lawsuit-will-go-to-trial\/\">just <\/a>two weeks after&nbsp;Judge Lewis A Kaplan of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied his request to have the entire case dismissed.<\/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>Alongside the jury request, Andrew has also sought to have the case dismissed \u2013 again.<\/p>\n<p>The Prince\u2019s lawyers have justified their decision to request a jury trial and repeated calls for dismissal by suggesting Giuffre\u2019s allegations lack solid \u201cfacts\u201d and are \u201ctoo speculative\u201d to warrant any financial&nbsp;compensation from Andrew, <em>UPI<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2022\/01\/26\/world-prince-andrew-denies-claims-demands-jury-sexual-abuse-lawsuit-virginia-giuffre\/9291643240878\/\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Queen Strips Prince Andrew of All Military Titles and Patronages <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JJh6HcfkeH\">https:\/\/t.co\/JJh6HcfkeH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1481682726491234304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Prince\u2019s lawyers also suggested that Giuffre\u2019s \u201cprayer\u201d for \u201cexemplary\u201d or \u201cexcessive\u201d \u201cpunitive damages\u201d is \u201cunconstitutional\u201d as this is \u201cbarred\u201d by the \u201cdue process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In the submitted court documents the Queen\u2019s son once again denied \u201cthat he ever engaged in sexual acts with Giuffre\u201d and declined to answer most of her other allegations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19647418\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237762379.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19647418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1237762379-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A portrait of Prince Andrew outside The Duke of York pub on January 16, 2022 in London, England. On Thursday, Buckingham Palace announced Prince Andrew would shed his military titles and patronages after a U.S. court allowed a lawsuit by Virginia Giuffre, who alleges Andrew raped her when she was 17, to proceed. (Hollie Adams\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>These include topics such as his relationship with paedophile billionaire Jefferey Epstein \u2013 claiming the Prince \u201clacks sufficient information to admit or deny the allegations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Previously Andrew has suggested Giuffre is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/16\/prince-andrew-suggests-epstein-accuser-giuffre-suffers-from-false-memories-of-alleged-rape\/\">suffering<\/a> from \u201cfalse memories\u201d in regards to her claim of him sexually assaulting her when she was 17 in 2001. Andrew has also accused Giuffre of highlighting her claimed trauma in order \u201cto deflect\u201d from the role the Prince accuses her of having in \u201cEpstein\u2019s sex-trafficking scheme\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A previously sealed 2009 $500,000 lawsuit settlement between Jeffrey Epstein and a woman that is suing Prince Andrew was made public. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4QRmCFzZMJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/4QRmCFzZMJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1478107967602016262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The disgraced Prince has also challenged the motivations behind Giuffre\u2019s allegations against him and suggested she is simply seeking another \u201cpayday\u201d, using the $500,000 Giuffre obtained in a 2009 settlement with Epstein as evidence of this.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Andrew has not been charged with any criminal offences and if the case is not dismissed will face Giuffre in the U.S. civil courts.<\/p>\n<p>He has always maintained his innocence of all charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Andrew\u2019s lawyers on Wednesday demanded a trial by jury in the U.S. District Courts as he prepares to answer sexual assault allegations brought by Virginia Giuffre. 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