Settlement Reached in Prince Andrew Sexual Abuse Civil Lawsuit
Prince Andrew has settled a sexual assault civil lawsuit brought by Virginia Giuffre, according to court documents and reports from multiple media outlets. David Boies, Giuffre’s attorney, wrote that he had reached a “settlement in principle” Tuesday with Prince Andrew’s lawyers in a letter to U.S. Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan. Giuffre had alleged that the […]
Can I File a Sexual Assault Claim if I Was Drinking or Taking Drugs?
A recent USA Today report highlights disconcerting laws in 27 states which distinguish between sexual assault survivors who were forced or coerced to become intoxicated and those who voluntarily chose to consume alcohol or drugs. Considered “voluntary inebriation,” more than half of the states in the U.S. reportedly have criminal laws that make it more difficult to prosecute sexual […]