Prince Andrew, accuser seek witnesses in sex abuse lawsuit
15.01.2022 - 18:45
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prince's legal team is seeking witness accounts from her husband, Robert Giuffre, and her psychologist, Judith Lightfoot, as part of the civil case filed in the U.S.Giuffre's lawyers, meanwhile, are seeking witness accounts from the prince's former assistant and a woman who claims to have seen him at a London nightclub with her during the time in question.The lawsuit cleared a hurdle after a judge earlier this week refused Andrew's request to have it dismissed.Giuffre sued Andrew, 61, in August, saying she was coerced into sexual encounters with him in 2001 by Epstein and his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell. Giuffre said she was sexually abused by Andrew at Maxwell’s London home, at Epstein’s New York mansion and at Epstein's estate in the U.S.
Virgin Islands.The prince has strenuously denied Giuffre’s allegations, telling the BBC in 2019 that sex with Giuffre “didn’t happen” and that he had “no recollection” of meeting her.Recently released documents show that Andrew's lawyers argue Giuffre “may suffer from false memories," and say she should be questioned about “theory of false memories" along with other matters discussed during her sessions with Giuffre and any prescriptions she wrote for her.Andrew's lawyers want Robert Giuffre to be questioned about the circumstances under which the couple met around 2002 and their household finances. They want the testimony from the two, who are both Australian residents, by April 29 or as soon as possible after that.Giuffre's lawyers, meanwhile, have filed similar requests for Andrew's side.
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