Prince Andrew & Virginia Giuffre Reach Agreement

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https://www.npr.org/2022/02/15/1080828750/prince-andrew-settlement-virginia-giuffre

Virginia Giuffre and Prince Andrew have agreed to a settlement that will end Giuffre's lawsuit, which had accused Andrew of sexually abusing her when she was a minor. The two sides of the legal dispute jointly informed a federal court about the development on Tuesday.

The agreement includes financial terms that were not disclosed.
 

RadishRose said:
He was wise to agree to a settlement.
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Probably, but I don't find it very satisfying. If he was guilty I believe it should be known publicly and some jail time might be in order.

On the other hand if he is not guilty that should also be know and Virginia should face some consequences for a false accusation.

I tend to believe he is guilty, but I really have no way at all of knowing that to be true.

This leaves it hanging in perpetuity...
 
The outcome of civil cases where one party is found liable is usually the awarding of compensation, while for criminal cases, a guilty verdict means conviction and punishment in the form of a custodial sentence, fine or community service. As this case was in the civil courts, it was always going to end in compensation to one or other of the parties unless, of course, US law differs on this?
 
Trish said:
The outcome of civil cases where one party is found liable is usually the awarding of compensation, while for criminal cases, a guilty verdict means conviction and punishment in the form of a custodial sentence, fine or community service. As this case was in the civil courts, it was always going to end in compensation to one or other of the parties unless, of course, US law differs on this?
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No our laws are similar, and the most that could have come from this legal action is what you say a finding of guilt along with some compensation. That would have been more satisfying than what we got.

However if Andrew was guilty I would have preferred criminal charges and penalties. But I know that was never in the cards...

What seems to have happened is a payoff to silence a woman who was either a victim or a liar, we will never know for sure which. Not much justice here... only money changing hands.
 
Prince Andrew has dramatically settled the bombshell sexual abuse lawsuit with Virginia Giuffre after he agreed an undisclosed deal said to be worth £7.5million with his accuser without admitting her accusations.

Court documents filed in New York this morning revealed the Duke of York and Mrs Giuffre have reached a 'settlement in principle' in the civil sex claim - but royal experts said it was 'very, very unlikely' that there was a way back to public royal life for the Queen's son.

And one royal source told MailOnline: 'I'm sure that Charles has had enough and blown a gasket. Charles would have said to him that he needed to get this sorted out as soon as possible and before the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin. Charles did not want this hanging over the Royal Family this year.'

Andrew will now make a 'substantial donation' to Mrs Giuffre's charity supporting victims' rights, and praised her 'bravery' and that of other trafficking victims, saying he has 'never intended' to malign her character.

Mrs Giuffre, previously known as Virginia Roberts, sued him last August, alleging he sexually abused her more than two decades ago when she was 17, a minor under US law, while the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was trafficking her.

Although the parties have settled, the agreement is not an admission of guilt from Andrew and he has always strenuously denied the allegations against him.

And the Duke, 61, said in his statement today that he 'regrets his association with Epstein' and pledged to demonstrate this 'by supporting the fight against the evils of sex trafficking, and by supporting its victims'.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ed-settlement-principle-Virginia-Giuffre.html
 
At the time, the 41 year old scumbag royal thought he could get away with bedding the trafficked 17 year old. His older daughter was 12 at the time. I guess Charles lighted a fire under him to get it settled so the Queen can enjoy her Platinum Jubilee. If he was smart or at the very least had competent lawyers, he would have settled a long time ago to save the queen protracted embarrassment and to keep his archaic titles.
 
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I wonder what percentage of the money is being donated to ''her'' charity. After all she's made it plain all along, that's she wanted compensation from him..
 
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This 'Settlement' just makes me believe, that if you are extremely wealthy, then you can 'buy' justice.
I'm very disappointed that they didn't have the guts to see the thing through in court.
So, Andrew was NEVER going into a courtroom to give evidence under oath, and the woman got the huge payoff that she wanted.
I don't for one minute believe that ALL the money is going to HER charity.
 
hollydolly said:
I wonder what percentage of the money is being donated to ''her'' chairty. After all she's made it plain all along, that's she wanted compensation from him..
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this is what ppl do now have charity then pay themselves some huge salary but it is all ways to dodge taxes.
I was just saying he was paying her charity as it was what i read on a news site.....
 
The article just said that PA will make a substantial donation to her charity. It doesn’t say that the whole thing, less the legal fees, will go to the charity.

Does she make money every time she’s interviewed on TV or in a magazine?
 
I know my view is an unpopular one and I am not trying to bait anyone here but, my feeling is one of sadness that a 17 year old girl could ever be regarded as anything other than a victim, regardless of whether as a teenager she thought it was okay or not. Virginia Giuffre has, in my opinion, had the courage to speak up and I hope she and other victims can now move on and that her charity will continue to offer support and help to those who need it.
 
Trish said:
I know my view is an unpopular one and I am not trying to bait anyone here but, my feeling is one of sadness that a 17 year old girl could ever be regarded as anything other than a victim, regardless of whether as a teenager she thought it was okay or not. Virginia Giuffre has, in my opinion, had the courage to speak up and I hope she and other victims can now move on and that her charity will continue to offer support and help to those who need it.
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I see your point and I would agree if it was someone more naive and innocent and had been snatched off the street to work as a sex slave. None of these things happened to her, it was her choice to do this to earn money.. the shame is that she didn't have a parent figure to guide her in the right direction..but she knew what she was doing, and she made a lot of money from it..

What is more surprising is that she doesn't seem to be suing any of the other John Does' with whom she was servicing ( excuse the vernacular) ..perhaps because they weren't rich enough..or famous enough.. but she did get 1/2 a million in compensation already from Epstein..and now allegedly 7.5 million from PA.. she knew then what she was doing, and she knows now... IMO
 
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hollydolly said:
I see your point and I would agree if it was someone more naive and innocent and had been snatched off the street to work as a sex slave. None of these things happened to her, it was her choice to do this to earn money.. the shame is that she didn't have a parent figure to guide her in the right direction..but she knew what she was doing, and she made a lot of money from it..

What is more surprising is that she doesn't seem to be suing any of the other John Does' with whom she was servicing ( excuse the vernacular) ..perhaps because they weren't rich enough..or famous enough.. but she did get 1/2 a million in compensation already from Epstein..and now allegedly 7.5 million from PA.. she knew then what she was doing, and she knows now... IMO
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It wouldn't surprise me that her charity experiences an uptick in large anonymous donations. ;)
 

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