Settlement in sex abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew leaves lingering questions

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In the days since word broke of a settlement in the sexual abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew, there has been much focus on the many questions left publicly unresolved since it didn’t make it to court.

But a settlement out of court in the case brought by lawyers for Virginia Giuffre, a longtime accuser of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was always a likely outcome in this high-profile legal action, and comes as little surprise to