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A LAWYER for Britain鈥檚 Prince Andrew on Tuesday questioned whether Virginia Giuffre is legally entitled to pursue her civil lawsuit accusing the Duke of York of sexually abusing her when she was under 18.
In a filing with the US District Court in Manhattan, Andrew Brettler said 鈥渞ecently discovered evidence鈥 suggested that the court lacked jurisdiction because Giuffre has lived in Australia for most of the last two decades, and cannot prove she resided in Colorado as she stated in her complaint.
The prince鈥檚 filing came ahead of a scheduled January 4, 2022, hearing before US District Judge Lewis Kaplan on whether to dismiss Giuffre鈥檚 lawsuit.
Giuffre accused Andrew of forcing her to have sex more than two decades ago at the London home of Ghislaine Maxwell, the former associate of financier Jeffrey Epstein, and abusing her at Epstein鈥檚 homes in Manhattan and the US Virgin Islands.
Andrew, 61, has denied Giuffre鈥檚 claims, and accused her of trying to profit from claims against Epstein and people who knew him. The prince has not been charged with crimes. Giuffre is seeking unspecified damages.
Federal courts may assert 鈥渄iversity jurisdiction鈥 over lawsuits when no plaintiff shares a state of citizenship with any defendant.
Brettler said Giuffre, 38, failed this test because she has not lived in Colorado since at least 2019, and it was 鈥渓ong-established鈥 that US citizens who permanently resided abroad cannot invoke diversity jurisdiction.
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