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Prince Andrew's lawyers ask New York court to throw out sex abuse claims

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The prince’s lawyers say that a 2009 deal Virginia Giuffre struck with financier Jeffrey Epstein should prevent her from suing Andrew now, even though he wasn’t a party to it.

Added on the 04/01/2022 18:04:48 - Copyright : Euronews EN

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