Prince Andrew agrees to settle sex abuse case

Britain's Prince Andrew has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Virginia Giuffre, who said she was sexually trafficked to the British royal by the financier Jeffrey Epstein when she was 17 years old. 

Giuffre's attorney said in a filing in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday that lawyers on both sides were informing the judge they had reached a settlement in principle.  The deal calls for the prince to make a substantial donation to Giuffre's charity while saying he never meant to malign her character.  The letter asked the judge to suspend all deadlines and put the case on hold. Giuffre sued Andrew in August. Andrew has strenuously denied Giuffre's allegations and attempted to get the lawsuit tossed.