NEW YORK (AP) — A previously sealed $500,000 lawsuit settlement in 2009 between Jeffrey Epstein and an American woman that Prince Andrew claims protects him from an ongoing lawsuit was made public Monday. The deal between Epstein and Virginia Roberts, now known as Virginia Giuffre, contained a paragraph that said it protects anyone “who could have been included as a potential defendant” from lawsuits filed by Giuffre. AdvertisementIn August, Giuffre sued the prince, saying he had sexually assaulted her multiple times when she was 17. In late 2019, Prince Andrew told BBC Newsnight that he never had sex with Giuffre, saying, “It didn’t happen.”He said he has “no recollection” of ever meeting her. AdvertisementThe interview was widely panned by critics who said Andrew seemed insensitive to Epstein’s victims.

Source: Huffington Post January 04, 2022 01:57 UTC