Prince Andrew, Duke of York, attends a ceremony commemorating the seventy fifth anniversary of the liberation of Bruges on September 7, 2019 in Bruges. (John Thys/AFP/Getty Pictures/CNN)
Prince Andrew has agreed to provide a press release underneath oath on March 10 within the U.Okay. as a part of the civil case in opposition to him, a supply near the Duke of York advised CNN on Saturday.
Virginia Giuffre, who alleges she was trafficked by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and compelled to carry out intercourse acts with the prince on the age of 17, "nonetheless hasn't dedicated to a date or location for her deposition," the supply added.
Giuffre's lawyer David Boies final month stated in a press release that her authorized workforce was wanting "ahead to confronting Prince Andrew together with his denials and makes an attempt accountable Ms. Giuffre for her personal abuse at his deposition and at trial."
Boies and one other lawyer representing Giuffre, Sigrid McCawley, will conduct the deposition, which is anticipated to final two days, in accordance with the Each day Telegraph.
Andrew, 61, has repeatedly denied Giuffre's allegations.
The authorized drama at present taking part in out stems from a civil case Giuffre introduced in opposition to Andrew underneath New York's Little one Victims Act, a state legislation enacted in 2019 which expanded the statute of limitations in baby intercourse abuse instances to provide survivors extra alternatives to hunt justice.
An legal professional for Giuffre advised CNN in August submitting the civil case was to point out "all perpetrators of abuse needs to be held accountable."
After a decide dominated the case may proceed, Andrew formally denied allegations and demanded a jury trial, in accordance with a authorized submitting final month within the U.S. District Courtroom for the Southern District of New York.
Andrew has till July 14 to doubtlessly reply questions concerning the case underneath oath. If the case will not be settled, he may face a trial date between September and December 2022.
The deposition date revelation comes as Queen Elizabeth II marked 70 years on the throne, and the continued authorized battle will loom over celebrations for the monarch's historic milestone all year long.
The case may have main ramifications for Buckingham Palace. It could be unprecedented for a senior British royal to be entangled in a really public civil lawsuit that may appeal to consideration from world wide.
The long-running allegations in opposition to the Queen's third baby have already dramatically tarnished his public standing, and he stepped again from royal duties in late 2019. He was additionally stripped of army titles and charities final month.
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