No idea the legalese here. But to a layman, it does read as if she took money to settle the case against Epstein and also Andrew based on the bolded section below.
May help Andrew's legal case but his reputation is shot regardless.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/03/us/vi...ent/index.html
Quote:
A 2009 settlement agreement between sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Roberts Giuffre -- the woman who accused him of sexual abuse and of trafficking her to Prince Andrew and other men -- was unsealed Monday.
It shows that Epstein paid Giuffre $500,000 to drop the case without any admission of liability or fault.
The document was unsealed as part of Giuffre's separate lawsuit against Prince Andrew. She alleges that Epstein trafficked her and forced her to have sex with his friends -- including the prince -- and that Andrew was aware she was underage (17) in the US. Prince Andrew has denied the allegations.
Attorneys for Andrew argued in his motion to dismiss Giuffre's case against him in October that her lawsuit violates the terms of the settlement agreement with Epstein, in which she agreed to a "general release" of claims against Epstein and others.
In the copy unsealed Monday, Andrew's name does not explicitly appear as a party. The agreement says it serves to "remise, release, acquit, satisfy and forever discharge" parties and "any other person or entity who could have been included as a potential defendant" but does not explicitly name any others in the document viewed by CNN.
Two other documents were filed along with the settlement agreement, including a "Stipulation of Dismissal" and a complaint from Epstein -- both of which are still under seal.
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