Prince Andrew’s lawyers to urge judge to dismiss sexual assault lawsuit
by Caroline Davies from World news | The Guardian on (#5TMNM)
Legal team will claim in critical New York hearing that case brought by Virginia Roberts Giuffre is baseless
A US judge is to hear arguments by the Duke of York's legal representatives to have the sexual assault civil lawsuit brought against him dismissed without trial in a crucial New York hearing.
Prince Andrew, 61, is being sued by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, 38, for alleged sexual assault that she claims took place when she was aged 17 and had been trafficked by the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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