Disgraced Prince Andrew and plaintiff Virginia Giuffre have finally reached an out-of-court settlement in the sexual assault lawsuit.
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According to documents obtained by the New York Times, the parties agreed on an undisclosed sum of money and the prince “intends to make a substantial donation” to a non-profit organization “in support of victims’ rights.” Per CNN, the letter also states that the royal “never intended to malign Ms. Giuffre’s character, and he accepts that she has suffered both as an established victim of abuse and as a result of unfair public attacks.”
Upon learning the news, many took to Twitter to let their thoughts be known, including British solicitor and former chief prosecutor, Nazir Afzal. “Prince Andrew has settled the claim by Virginia Guiffre that he sexually assaulted her – to avoid a trial. He is willing to pay her large sums of money to her for something he denies. Make of that what you will,” he tweeted. “It’s a credit to Ms Guiffre that she has insisted all the money goes to her charities in support of victims rights. Before it’s spun to suggest Prince Andrew is giving a donation to charity, remember he could do that anytime he wanted. This is no ‘donation.’ This is ‘blood money,’” he continued in another tweet.
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