August 9, 2021investigationsex trafficking accountabilitycivil litigationstatute of limitations reformcivil rightsaccountabilityjudiciary
Virginia Giuffre files civil suit against Prince Andrew
Virginia Giuffre filed a federal civil lawsuit against Prince Andrew (Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor) in Manhattan federal court under New York's Adult Survivors Act, alleging he sexually abused her on three occasions when she was 17. The suit, filed by attorney David Boies, invoked a temporary revival window for sex abuse claims barred by the statute of limitations. The filing named Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as those who facilitated her access to Andrew.