{"id":21000,"date":"2022-01-27T04:30:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T09:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=21000"},"modified":"2022-01-27T04:30:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T09:30:27","slug":"prince-andrew-wants-to-go-before-a-jury-to-contest-virginia-giuffre-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/01\/27\/prince-andrew-wants-to-go-before-a-jury-to-contest-virginia-giuffre-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Andrew wants to go before a jury to contest Virginia Giuffre claim"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prince Andrew has denied being a close friend of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, in a legal response to the woman who is suing him in the US for sexual assault.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lawyers for the prince also say he wants to go before a jury to contest the claim brought by Virginia Giuffre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Duke of York has consistently denied all the allegations against him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms Giuffre alleges he assaulted her when she was 17 at homes owned by Maxwell and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But in the 11-page court document, filed on Wednesday, Prince Andrew’s legal team list a number of reasons why they believe her civil lawsuit should be dismissed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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One factor they ask the court to consider is the issue of consent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The document says: “Assuming, without admitting, that Giuffre has suffered any injury or damage alleged in the complaint, Giuffre’s claims are barred by the doctrine of consent.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The document also states that Prince Andrew “admits that he met Epstein in or around 1999”, but denies that he participated in any abuse with the late financier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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