Headline RoundupJanuary 12th, 2022

Judge Denies Prince Andrew's Effort to Dismiss Virginia Giuffre's Sexual Assault Lawsuit

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A New York federal judge on Wednesday denied Great Britain's Prince Andrew's motion to have the civil sexual assault case against him dropped.

In the civil lawsuit, Virginia Giuffre accuses Andrew of having sex with her when she was a minor. Giuffre says disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein arranged for Andrew to sexually abuse her at Ghislaine Maxwell's home when she was 17. Andrew has repeatedly denied participating in or witnessing any sexual exploitation of minors. The prince's legal team argued that a newly-released document detailing a settlement between Epstein and Giuffre prevented her from making any claims about Andrew, but the judge disagreed. The ruling opens the door for the case to be heard later this year. Giuffre is seeking unspecified damages in the lawsuit.

Coverage of Wednesday's news, and recent coverage of Maxwell's trial and guilty verdict, has been similar across the spectrum.

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