Prince Andrew says his sex assault accuser Virginia Giuffre is out for 'another payday' and claims she helped Ghislaine Maxwell sex traffic Epstein victims in shock motion to dismiss lawsuit
Prince Andrew has fired back at a woman's 'frivolous' sex-assault lawsuit claiming she's just out for a 'payday' in a shock motion he filed to dismiss the claims on Friday, which also accused her of helping Ghislaine Maxwell in her sex trafficking ring with Jeffrey Epstein.
Virginia Giuffre, 38, is being slammed by the prince for her supposed false accusations that the Duke of York sexually abused her three times back in 2001 when she was just 17 years old - more than two decades ago.
In court documents filed in US District Court in Manhattan today - which was the court-imposed deadline for the prince to respond to Giuffre's suit - Andrew, 61, urged a US judge to dismiss her lawsuit, calling the claims 'baseless' in an effort to 'achieve another payday'.
The prince also cited a damning story published in the New York Daily News in 2015 that revealed 'Giuffre also was trained to and did, in fact, recruit other young women into Epstein’s sex trafficking ring'.
Prince Andrew (left) has fired back at a Virginia Giuffre's (right) 'frivolous' sex-assault lawsuit claiming she's just out for a 'payday' in a shock motion he filed to dismiss the claims on Friday. Giuffre, 38, has accused the Duke of York of sexually abusing her three times back in 2001 when she was just 17 years old - more than two decades ago
Prince Andrew fiercely denied Giuffre's claims in the motion he filed in US District Court in Manhattan on Friday. He called her claims 'baseless' in an effort to 'achieve another payday' before slamming Giuffre for her allegations against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell
Giuffre (right with Andrew), one of Epstein's most vocal accusers, claimed that she was forced into sex with Andrew. She has long claimed that she was a victim of his sex trafficking ring throughout the early 2000s when she was a teenager (Ghislaine pictured right)
One of Giuffre's ex-lovers who would drive her to Epstein's Palm Beach mansion told the news site: 'She was like head b****.
'She’d have like nine or 10 girls she used to bring to him. She never looked like she was being held captive... She and the other girls would walk out of there smiling, with their little bathing suits on, like they had just come from the beach. She’d have like four grand.
'And then I’d take them all to the mall and they’d get their nails done.'
When Giuffre was in the middle of settling a lawsuit with Epstein in March 2015 former friends even claimed that despite her accusations that the financier was keeping her as a sex slave, she was actually more of a 'money-hungry sex kitten' who enjoyed the lavish lifestyle.
But Giuffre has long insisted otherwise and has been one of Epstein's most outspoken accusers, claiming that she was a victim of his sex trafficking ring throughout the early 2000s when she was a teenager.
Now she's alleging that around the same time she was also forced into sex with Andrew at Maxwell's London townhouse, sex pest Jeffrey Epstein's mansion in Manhattan and one of Epstein's private villas in the Virgin Islands.
Andrew said in response: 'Virginia Giuffre may well be a victim of sexual abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein...and nothing can excuse, nor fully capture, the abhorrence and gravity of Epstein’s monstrous behavior against Giuffre, if so.'
He added: 'However, and without diminishing the harm suffered as a results of Epstein’s alleged misconduct, Prince Andrew never sexually abused or assaulted Giuffre.
'He unequivocally denies Giuffre’s false allegations against him.'
The prince has also accused Giuffre of helping Ghislaine Maxwell in her sex trafficking ring with Jeffrey Epstein (left). The motion to dismiss Giuffre's claims cited a damning story published in the New York Daily News in 2015 that revealed 'Giuffre also was trained to and did, in fact, recruit other young women into Epstein’s sex trafficking ring'
Epstein (left) died by suicide in August 2019 while being held in jail as he faced sex trafficking charges. His partner Ghislaine (right), 59, is being held at the Manhattan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, and has pleaded not guilty for her role in the sex ring
The court documents went on to point out that 'for over a decade, Giuffre has profited from her allegations against Epstein and others by selling stories and photographs to the press and entering into secret agreements to resolve her claims against her alleged abusers, including Epstein and his ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell'.
Although it is unclear how much money she received through a settlement with the Epstein Victims Compensation Fund (EVFF), the compensation was reportedly worth more than $121million.
'Epstein’s abuse of Giuffre does not justify her public campaign against Prince Andrew,' the motion read, adding that her 'pattern of filing a series of lawsuits against numerous high-profile individuals should no longer be tolerated, as it continues to irreparably harm many innocent people'.
'Most people could only dream of obtaining the sums of money that Giuffre has secured for herself over the years,' Andrew claimed, noting that the money could serve as a 'compelling motive for Giuffre to continue filing frivolous lawsuits against individuals such as Prince Andrew'.
The court documents also said that Giueffre has created 'a media frenzy' in the press, which has led 'sensationalism and innuendo (to) prevail over truth'.
Andrew (pictured in London last week) - the ninth in line for the British throne - was served the lawsuit back on August 27 at the Royal Lodge in Windsor. Giuffre's lawyer David Boies filed the case under New York's Child Victims Act
Although it is unclear how much money Giuffre (pictured leaving the US Federal Courthouse in NY in August 2019) received through a settlement with the Epstein Victims Compensation Fund (EVFF), the compensation was reportedly worth more than $121million
Andrew - the ninth in line for the British throne - was served the lawsuit back on August 27 at the Royal Lodge in Windsor. Giuffre's lawyer David Boies filed the case under New York's Child Victims Act.
Epstein died by suicide in August 2019 while being held in jail as he faced sex trafficking charges. He served 13 months in a Florida prison after pleading guilty in 2008 to soliciting a minor for prostitution.
His partner Ghislaine, 59, is being held at the Manhattan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, and has pleaded not guilty for her role in the sex ring.
She faces up to 80 years if convicted of the charges, which she has consistently denied. According to Andrew's motion in September 2015, when Giuffre sued Maxwell for defamation, 'Maxwell denied Giuffre’s allegations against her and publicly stated that Giuffre was not a credible source or an honest person'.
'The parties reached a settlement in 2017, pursuant to which Giuffre purportedly received millions of dollars,' he added.
But the accusations didn't stop there. Giuffre also filed a lawsuit against lawyer Alan Dershowitz claiming Epstein passed her around to various men in his circle for sex, including Dershowitz.
The Harvard law professor countersued in 2019. The court documents said the two never met or had sex and even alleged that Giuffre 'made up the entire story for money'.
The counterclaim added that Giuffre's lawyers were behind her accusation. Dershowitz suggested that they 'pressured' her to falsely accuse him for money.
The document went on to call Giuffre a liar. 'She has told numerous provable lies about her age, who she has met, whether she had emails concerning Dershowitz,' it read.
Giuffre also filed a lawsuit against lawyer Alan Dershowitz (pictured) claiming Epstein passed her around to various men in his circle for sex, including Dershowitz
Since her escape from Epstein and Mawell's sex trafficking heist Giuffre (right with husband) married martial arts trainer Robert Giuffre in 2002. The couple moved to a suburb of Perth, Australia, and now have three children - two sons and one daughter
Andrew's legal team pointed out that after Giuffre sued the lawyer for sexual assault 'Professor Dershowitz threatened to seek judicial sanctions and summary judgment against Giuffre and her attorneys if they did not immediately withdraw the battery claim'.
'Giuffre voluntarily dismissed her battery claim against Professor Dershowitz,' it added, noting that she filed actions against Andrew 'only days prior' to the dismissal.
Then, in a further effort to throw out Giuffre's claims the court documents went on to point out that 'inexplicably,' she has not mentioned 'when she was purportedly sexually abused by Prince Andrew in New York; specifically what Prince Andrew supposedly did to her there; or specifically where the alleged abuse supposedly occurred'.
It added: 'Critically, even if her allegations were plausible, Giuffre concedes she was 17 years old at the time of the alleged abuse, and thus over the age of consent under New York law.'
Since her escape from Epstein and Mawell's sex trafficking heist Giuffre, who was born in California and moved to Florida when she was four, established herself in Australia.
She married martial arts trainer Robert Giuffre in 2002 and the couple moved to a suburb of Perth, Australia, and now have three children - two sons and one daughter.
No comments