US judge delivers double setback to Prince Andrew’s abuse case battle
by Edward Helmore in New York and Mark Townsend in Lo from World news | The Guardian on (#5TJ5X)
Pressure grows on duke to settle alleged victim's claim before key hearing this week
Two of Prince Andrew's efforts to prevent or stall the progression of Virginia Roberts Giuffre's sex assault lawsuit against him were blocked on Saturday when a US federal judge ordered the prince's lawyers to turn over key legal documents, increasing pressure to settle claims before a crucial court hearing this week.
Judge Lewis A Kaplan, in a written order, told the prince's lawyers they must turn over documents on the schedule that has been set in the lawsuit brought by Guiffre who claims she was abused - aged 17 - by the prince on multiple occasions in 2001 while she was being sexually abused by financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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