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Bypassing allegations about Andrew will keep the most explosive allegations against Maxwell out of the trial, but it will also allow prosecutors to avoid a big risk.
Attorneys for both Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre said they expected to depose eight to 12 individuals.
The document is a 2008 settlement agreement that the Prince's lawyer says would protect him against claims that he sexually abused an American when she was 17.
Virginia Giuffre claims she was trafficked by Epstein to have sex with Andrew in London in 2001, when she was age 17 and a minor under U.S. law.
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The acknowledgment was confirmed in a joint agreement signed by a lawyer for the British prince.
Blackfords, a law firm that said they represent Andrew in certain U.K. matters, have questioned whether the papers were properly served.
Virginia Giuffre's suit claims the Duke of York sexually assaulted and abused her when she was 17.
Some have said the move would be hypocritical, considering Prince Harry was stripped of his military titles earlier this year.
"No one is above the law," Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said.
A source close to the Prince of Wales shed new light on how the royal family views allegations against Prince Andrew.
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