Prince Andrew Canât Hide Behind His Royal Status Anymore
August 10, 2021 at 09:49PM On August 9, Virginia Roberts Giuffre filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew, accusing him of sexually abusing her when she was just 17 years old, as reported by the New York Times. Giuffre, now 38, is a longtime accuser of Jeffrey Epstein, the accused sex offender who maintained a friendship with Prince Andrew for 20 years. Epstein died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges two years ago, and many high-profile members of his inner circle, including Prince Andrew, have since been suspected of taking part in the sexual abuse of minors. The Manhattan-filed court documents allege that Queen Elizabeth IIâs second-born son abused Giuffre on three occasions about 20 years ago. They allege he forced her to have sex with him at the London home of Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite and Epstein…