Prince Andrew challenges a US court’s jurisdiction in sex abuse lawsuit | ABC News

Lawyers representing Prince Andrew have challenged a US court’s jurisdiction in a civil lawsuit by a woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her two decades ago, when she was 17. Subscribe: Read more here: At a hearing in the US District Court in Manhattan, the prince’s lawyer questioned whether he was properly served with Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit at all. The lawyer, Andrew Brettler, also said Ms Giuffre appeared to have signed away her right to sue Queen Elizabeth’s second son in resolving a separate lawsuit in 2009. ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It’s news when you want it, from Australia’s most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: