by Lee Brown at The New York Post
Prince Andrew cannot be extradited to answer sex accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s damning lawsuit — but likely faces a final reputational ruin no matter how he responds, according to legal experts.
The 61-year-old son of Queen Elizabeth II was sued in Manhattan federal court Monday by Giuffre, who for years said late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell made her have sex with the royal three times, starting when she was “a child.”
Giuffre told The Post Monday that she “did not come to this decision lightly,” but insisted her legal action would prove that she “was trafficked to him and sexually abused by him.”
“I am holding Prince Andrew accountable for what he did to me,” she said in a statement.
“The powerful and rich are not exempt from being held responsible for their actions,” she said.
But while Giuffre said she hoped to show it was possible “to reclaim one’s life by speaking out and demanding justice,” it was far from obvious exactly how her court action would play out…
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