Prince Andrew settles Virginia Giuffre sexual assault case in US
by Caroline Davies, Harriet Sherwood and Richard Adam from World news | The Guardian on (#5W5RA)
Out-of-court settlement in civil case means Duke of York is spared giving evidence at trial
The Duke of York has settled the sex assault case filed against him by Virginia Giuffre for an undisclosed sum, sparing him the humiliation of giving evidence in a trial and protecting the royal family from further reputational damage.
The out-of-court settlement in the US civil case means Prince Andrew makes no admission of guilt over claims by Giuffre that he sexually assaulted her on three occasions when she was 17, allegations he has repeatedly denied.
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