being removed from office. new york state assembly speaker carl heastie shut down the request saying he's not cutting a deal. the federal action filed by virginia giuffre accuses prince andrew of sexually abusing her when she was 17 years old. according to nbc news reports, the suit claims that 20 years ago epstein and his longtime associate maxwell engaged sexual encounters with prince andrew and knew she was a sex trafficking victim at the time. it was filed under the act. representatives for prince andrew declined to comment though he has previously denied the allegations. maxwell's attorneys did not immediately respond to the request for comment.