Court to unseal deal between Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre
by Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent from on (#5TJY9)
Prince Andrew's lawyers believe 2009 agreement could shield him from Giuffre's civil sexual assault lawsuit
A crunch week in Prince Andrew's fight to avoid a public trial over claims he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old trafficked by the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein begins on Monday, when a New York court unseals a confidential 2009 deal between Epstein and the alleged victim.
Lawyers for the Duke of York, who unequivocally denies" the claims made by Virginia Giuffre, believe her agreement with Epstein could shield him from her civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual abuse in 2001.
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