prince andrew... dun dun dun...
just saw this on a news rerun
and the story in a headline nutshell:
Giuffres Prince Andrew suit goes ahead despite Epstein deal
NEW YORK (AP) A judge has for now refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Britains Prince Andrew by an American woman who says he sexually abused her when she was 17.
Stressing Wednesday that he wasnt ruling on the truth of the allegations, U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan rejected an argument by Andrews lawyers that Virginia Giuffres lawsuit should be thrown out at an early stage because of an old legal settlement she had with Jeffrey Epstein, the financier she claims set up sexual encounters with the prince.
Kaplan said the $500,000 settlement between Epstein and Giuffre didnt involve the prince and didnt bar a suit against him now.
Giuffre sued the 61-year-old Andrew in August, saying she was coerced into sexual encounters with him in 2001 by Epstein and his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell. Giuffre said she was sexually abused by Andrew at Maxwells London home, at Epsteins New York mansion and his estate in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
https://apnews.com/article/prince-andrew-sex-abuse-lawsuit-fca8488a4553e74cdfc0a722d2960442