Judge deals blow to Andrew's hopes of having sex assault case dismissed

Judge Lewis Kaplan told the court that at this stage he "must assume the truth" that Andrew, 61, forced "a child to have sexual intercourse" with him. The judge promised a quick decision over the Duke of York's attempt to get him to dismiss a civil case for damages brought by Virginia Giuffre. Ms Giuffre, 38, is suing the prince, claiming he sexually assaulted her when she was 17 and a minor in some US states. She claims she was trafficked and forced by convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and his sidekick Ghislaine Maxwell to have sex with the Queen's second son three times in 2001, including in London. The duke has consistently denied the allegations. His lawyer, Andrew Brettler, yesterda ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Judge, #deals, #blow, #Andrew, #hopes, #having, #assault, #case, #dismissed #nation, #PrinceAndrew, #sextrafficking, #VirginiaGiuffre, #JeffreyEpstein, #royalsexscandal, #Andrewcourtcase, #sexabuse, #Andrewsexabuse Copyrighted music by https://www.ntmediastudio.com/ We use background music from this channel    / @ntmediastudiomusicofficial6806