A report filed in a US court has said that a case of sexual assault for an unknown amount of money has been settled between Britain's Prince Andrew and his long-time accuser Virginia Joffrey.
According to the French news agency AFP, in a letter sent to the New York judge by the parties on Tuesday, David Boyce, the lawyer of Virginia Joffrey, wrote without disclosing the financial conditions that "they have been settled out of court."
David Boyce has said that as part of the deal, members of the British royal family will make a "huge donation" to a charity set up by Virginia Joffrey to help victims of sex trafficking.
Virginia Joffrey alleged that "she had sex with Prince Andrew when she was 17 and a minor under US law."
According to her, "she met Prince Andrew through American financier Jeffrey Epstein, who committed suicide in prison during the trial of a sex offender."
No criminal charges have been filed against the British prince in this regard and he has denied the allegations.
The settlement means the case will no longer go to the jury for trial, and Prince Andrew, 61, will no longer have to take the oath and answer questions from Virginia Joffre's lawyers.
The controversy, however, has embarrassed the British royal family, which has had its military and royal honors revoked from Prince Andrew last month.
David Boyce added in a document filed in a Manhattan court that the parties to the lawsuit would be required to file a lawsuit within 30 days of the "receipt of the settlement."
