Prince Andrew questions accuser Giuffre's ability to pursue sex abuse lawsuit

Lawyer David Boies arrives with his client Virginia Giuffre for hearing in the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein, at Federal Court in New York, US, August 27, 2019.NEW YORK - A lawyer for Britain's 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.

The prince's filing came ahead of a scheduled Jan 4, 2022, hearing before US District Judge Lewis Kaplan on whether to dismiss Giuffre's lawsuit.Giuffre, 38, 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's homes in Manhattan and the US Virgin Islands.

Brettler said Giuffre failed this test because she has not lived in Colorado since at least 2019, and it was "long-established" that US citizens who permanently resided abroad cannot invoke diversity jurisdiction. "Without being able to satisfy the requirements for diversity jurisdiction, the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over this dispute and must dismiss the action as a matter of law," Brettler wrote.

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