In Their Own Words: Virginia Robert's And The Complaint That Sunk A Prince (8/23/25)

Virginia Roberts Giuffre filed a civil lawsuit against Prince Andrew in 2021, accusing him of sexual assault when she was a minor under the control of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The complaint alleged that Prince Andrew knowingly participated in Epstein’s trafficking scheme, forcing her into sexual encounters in London, New York, and on Epstein’s private island in the early 2000s. Giuffre’s legal team argued that Andrew was fully aware of her underage status and the coercive circumstances, and that his conduct constituted both sexual abuse and intentional infliction of emotional distress.The lawsuit also emphasized the imbalance of power between a teenage trafficking victim and a member of the British royal family, highlighting how Epstein and Maxwell facilitated these encounters as part of their broader scheme. By filing in U.S. federal court under the Child Victims Act, Giuffre sought accountability for Prince Andrew’s alleged role in Epstein’s network, marking a historic moment in which a royal faced legal exposure over sex trafficking allegations. The case eventually drew worldwide attention before being settled out of court in 2022, with Andrew making no admission of liability but agreeing to a financial settlement reportedly in the millions.to contact me:[email protected] a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.