Judge: Prince Andrew sex lawsuit trial likely in late 2022

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FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2013, record photo, Britain's Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, speaks during the opening league of the Japan-UK information practice league successful Tokyo. A 2008 colony statement that a lawyer for Prince Andrew says would support him against claims that helium sexually abused an American erstwhile she was 17 tin stay secret, a New York justice ruled Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

Posted at 3:55 PM, Nov 03, 2021

and past updated 2021-11-03 16:55:46-04

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. territory justice presiding implicit a suit successful which an American pistillate claims she was sexually assaulted by Prince Andrew says a proceedings would astir apt hap precocious adjacent year.

The justice told lawyers connected some sides astatine a proceeding Wednesday that helium expects to question a proceedings day betwixt September and December of 2022.

The justice says protocols acceptable up to forestall the coronavirus from spreading successful the courthouse marque it hard to instantly acceptable an nonstop date.

At the hearing, a lawyer for accuser Virginia Giuffre says helium expects to question deposition grounds from his lawsuit and Andrew earlier the trial. Andrew denies Giuffre's claims.