Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre have reached an out-of-court settlement in a sexual abuse lawsuit against them, according to a court document filed by their lawyers on Tuesday.
According to the letter addressed to Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan, the parties anticipate filing a dismissal of the case within 30 days.
The total of the agreement will not be disclosed, the letter said.
"Prince Andrew intends to make a large donation to Ms. Giuffre's charity in support of the rights of victims. Prince Andrew never intended to tarnish Ms. Giuffre's character, and he admits that she abused Has faced both as an established victim and as a result of unwarranted public attacks," the letter said.
The civil suit stems from expansive and disturbing allegations against Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy sex offender who befriended a series of powerful men despite a sketchy history.
“It is known that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked countless young girls over many years,” the letter continues. “Prince Andrew regrets his association with Epstein, and applauds the bravery of Ms. Giuffre and other survivors, who stand up for themselves and others. He also condemns the evils of sex trafficking for his association with Epstein. Pledge to show our regret by supporting the fight against it, and by supporting its victims."
In the trial, Giuffre alleged that Epstein trafficked her and forced her to have sex with his friends, including Prince Andrew, and that Andrew knew she was underage in America at the time. She alleged that Andrew sexually assaulted her at Epstein's private island in the US Virgin Islands, his mansion in Manhattan and his ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell's home in London.
The prince, also known as the Duke of York, has repeatedly and categorically denied the abuse.
"Prince Andrew denies that he was Epstein's co-conspirator or that Epstein trafficked the girls," said his lawyer, Andrew B. Brettler and Melissa Y. Lerner wrote in a legal filing last month.
How did we get here
Giuffre brought her case under the Child Victims Act, a New York state law enacted in 2019 that temporarily expanded the statute of limitations in cases of child sexual abuse.
Last month, Judge Kaplan rejected a motion to dismiss the trial. A source told CNN last week that Prince Andrew was to make a statement under oath on March 10.
The long-running allegations against Andrew, 61, have already dramatically tarnished his public reputation, and he stepped down from royal duties at the end of 2019. Andrew was stripped of his military titles and charity, Buckingham, in the wake of the judge's ruling last month. Palace announced.
A Buckingham Palace spokesman told CNN the palace would not comment on the deal. The spokesman said it was a matter of Duke and his legal team.
One of Giuffre's lawyers said Tuesday she was "very pleased" with the resolution of the lawsuit.
“As a managing partner in a firm that has since inception acted on the belief that the law should be marshaled to bring justice to the most vulnerable, I can say without hesitation that the survivors Our representation upholds that tradition," Attorney Sigrid McCauley said in a statement.
Epstein pleaded guilty to prostitution charges in 2008 and was indicted on federal sex trafficking charges in July 2019. Prosecutors accused him of carrying out a decades-long plan to sexually abuse underage girls, taking them on private planes to their properties in Florida, New York, New Mexico and the US Virgin Islands. He died by suicide in prison before facing trial.
Maxwell, his former girlfriend and close aide, was arrested in 2020 and charged with facilitating an abuse scheme. A federal jury indicted him in December on five federal counts, including sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit a minor.
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