Virginia Giuffre’s father calls Prince Andrew a ‘coward’ for trying to dismiss suit

Sky Roberts, father of Virginia Roberts Giuffre known as Prince Andrew a "coward" for making an attempt to get his case thrown thrown out.
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The daddy of Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre says the royal is a “coward” for requesting that the sex-abuse lawsuit towards him be thrown out.

Sky Roberts has accused Andrew of victim-blaming his daughter after the prince’s attorneys filed paperwork in Manhattan final week itemizing quite a lot of the reason why Giuffre’s case towards the disgraced blueblood must be tossed, The Mirror reported.

Giuffre, now 38, alleges that the Duke of York sexually abused her when she was 17 after she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Based on court docket paperwork, Andrew’s attorneys argued that Giuffre’s “personal wrongful conduct” was among the many the reason why the case must be dismissed.

Giuffre’s father slammed Andrew’s argument, telling the outlet, “It’s the coward’s means out to attempt to blame the sufferer.”

Virginia Roberts Giuffre accused the disgraced royal of getting intercourse along with her a number of occasions whereas she was nonetheless a minor.

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Andrew, who has denied all accusations of wrongdoing, additionally requested for the case to be heard by a jury trial if he fails to have it dropped, the court docket filings present.

“He's taking part in a recreation, and he's bluffing,” Roberts mentioned. “He doesn’t have a robust hand. Do you suppose my daughter desires to undergo these things?

“No. She is doing it as a result of it’s proper. It’s ridiculous for him to say that Virginia’s palms are unclean or she has skeletons in her closet or no matter.”

Prince Andrew has maintained that he didn't know Virginia Roberts Giuffre was till the lawsuit and says he by no means had sexual relations along with her.

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Giuffre filed the lawsuit towards Andrew in August final yr, accusing the embattled royal of abusing her a minimum of thrice — in London, New York and within the US Virgin Islands — between 2000 and 2002.

In every occasion, Giuffre claimed she was pressured to interact within the intercourse acts with Andrew by millionaire financier Epstein and Maxwell, a onetime well-known British socialite.

Giuffre claimed she “feared dying or bodily damage to herself” if she disobeyed the pair’s orders.

Virginia Roberts talks about how she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and allegedly had intercourse with Prince Andrew when she was 17 on December 2, 2019.

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Epstein killed himself behind bars in Manhattan in 2019 awaiting trial on fees involving a slew of ladies and younger girls, whereas Maxwell was convicted of sex-trafficking and different raps in December.