A British Royal, Prince Andrew, has been sued by a US woman who alleged that he sexually abused her at age 17.
According to a report monitored by African Entertainment on BBC television news, the Duke of York has been slapped with a civil case in New York.
The report indicated that the woman, named Virginia Giuffre, has claimed that Prince Andrew abused.
Giuffre is the accuser of sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
She accordingly claimed that she was sexually assaulted by Prince Andrew in London and New York.
Her case is said to have cited New York’s Child Victims Act.
Prince Andrew has in the past denied abusing the US woman.
However, she claims Prince Andrew engaged in sexual acts without her consent, knowing how old she was and “that she was a sex-trafficking victim”.
The case further claims the “extreme and outrageous conduct” continues to cause Ms Giuffre “significant emotional and psychological distress and harm”.
“In this country no person, whether president or prince, is above the law, and no person, no matter how powerless or vulnerable, can be deprived of the law’s protection,” according to the case documents.
“Twenty years ago Prince Andrew’s wealth, power, position, and connections enabled him to abuse a frightened, vulnerable child with no one there to protect her. It is long past the time for him to be held to account.”
