2009 settlement unleashed that could save Prince Andrew from being prosecuted for sexual assault

The financial settlement concluded in 2009 by the billionaire stockbroker Jeffrey Epstein and one of his victims, the Virginia Joufre, unsealed by Judicial Authorities of Manhattan. This out-of-court settlement may acquit him Prince Andrew, his friend Epstein, from lawsuits.

Let us recall that o Epstein, after being charged with sex crimes, committed suicide in prison in 2019.

The agreement between him Epstein and her Virginia Joufre was published by THEfederal ΔManhattan Court. THE PiRigipas Andrew, a friend of Epstein and his partner, her Gilen Maxwell, is in the crosshairs of American Justice because the Joufre filed a lawsuit against him last August for “sexual assault” in 2001, when he was 17 years old. His lawyers Pirigipa have been trying for six months to block the process, arguing that under the 2009 agreement the Joufre she can not sue her second son Î’assileÏ‚ Elizabeth.

The out-of-court settlement, with which the 38-year-old today Virginia Joufre received $ 500,000 for not suing him Epstein, may also cover any “other potentially accused”, according to the legal wording of this document. Its name or title Δyucca of york are not mentioned, but his lawyers Andrew estimate that the Joufre he can not take legal action against him.

The fate of her treatment Joufre may be decided today (4/1), in the video conference that will have o THEfederal Δof Manhattan, Lewis Kaplan, with lawyers from both sides. On December 31, the Δικαστής rejected another of his requests Pirigipa, who requested that the action be declared invalid because the plaintiff resides permanently in Australia and therefore cannot appeal to the American judicial system.

If all his appeals are rejected Andrew, a trial could take place “between September and December 2022”, he had stated in the autumn Δικαστής Καπλαν.

THE Maxwell found guilty on December 29 in New York for trafficking in minors for the benefit of her stockbroker friend. THE Joufre, who was not an opponent in her trial Maxwell, welcomed his decision Δcourt and expressed the hope that others “will be held accountable.”

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