The Duke of York has 21 days to respond. Otherwise, he may be sentenced in absentia.
The woman is "Virginia Joffrey", and his friend Jeffrey Epstein was exploiting her, and she is seeking, through the lawsuit she filed on August 9, 2021, for undisclosed compensation.
Geoffrey has accused Prince Andrew of forcing her into vice when she was underage in London at the home of Ghislaine Maxwell, the former companion of businessman Jeffrey Epstein.
She said Andrew also assaulted her around the same time at Epstein's home in Manhattan, and on Epstein's private island in the US Virgin Islands.
Epstein committed suicide in a Manhattan prison in August 2019, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Virginia Joffrey's attorneys said in a court filing in Manhattan: They sent the civil suit to Prince Andrew's attorney, in Los Angeles, Andrew Breitler, and under federal regulations the Duke of York will have 21 days to respond; Otherwise, he may be sentenced in absentia.
Joffrey's lawyers said earlier: They also informed Andrew of the lawsuit, according to "Reuters".
Andrew and his lawyers have strongly denied Joffrey's allegations, knowing that the 61-year-old prince has not been formally charged.
