US judge rejects Prince Andrew’s bid to dismiss sex abuse accuser’s lawsuit

US judge rejects Prince Andrew's bid to dismiss sex abuse accuser's lawsuit

Britain’s Prince Andrew leaves St. Mary the Virgin church in Hillington, near the royal Sandringham Estate, in Norfolk, Britain January 19, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Radburn

NEW YORK A United States judge has rejected a bid by Britain’s Prince Andrew to dismiss Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit accusing the Duke of York of sexually abusing her when she was 17 and being trafficked by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The decision by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan was made public on Wednesday.

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