US judge
Trial of Prince Andrew possibly in the fall of 2022
Prince Andrew: is there going to be a trial in the US? Photo: Steve Parsons / Pool PA / AP / dpa
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His lawyers are trying with all their might to prevent a lawsuit. But now a US judge has given a possible date for a main trial.
In the legal dispute over allegations of abuse against Prince Andrew (61), the Queen’s son could face a trial in the coming year.
At a hearing in the civil dispute, the responsible judge in Manhattan said according to media reports that fall 2022 could be a possible date for a main trial.
The background is the allegations of the American Virginia Giuffre, who has sued Andrew for damages. She accuses him of having sexually abused her several times 20 years ago as a 17-year-old.
Giuffre claims to have been made a sex slave by the now deceased US multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein and his ex-partner Ghislaine Maxwell together with dozens of other minors. A sex crime trial against Maxwell starts later this month with the opening speeches.
Andrew has been criticized for years because of his previous friendship with Epstein and has therefore ended his royal duties. His lawyers are trying to prevent a lawsuit.