Prince Andrew called New York's Child Victims Act 'unconstitutional' in a request to throw out a sex-assault complaint against him

The lawyers for Prince Andrew said that a New York law that allowed victims of child sex abuse to file lawsuits until they were 55 years old was unconstitutional.

The New York Child Victims Act was cast doubt on by the Duke of York in a Monday court filing. Virginia Giuffre used the law to file a sexual- assault claim against Prince Andrew.
Andrew's lawyers said in the filing that the age of consent in New York is 17.

Giuffre was between the ages of 17 and 18 when the issue of consent was not settled.

The statute of limitations prevents people from taking legal action over child-sexual-abuse allegations when they are older. The Child Victims Act of New York gave victims of abuse up to two years to file a civil claim.

Giuffre filed the lawsuit five days before the window closed.

She claims that the royal sexually abused her when she was 17 at the New York mansion and in the London home of Ghislaine Maxwell. He died by suicide in jail.

Andrew categorically denied the claims.

"These highly subjective determinations are the kind most likely to be hampered by the passage of time, as memories fade, false memories are created, and witnesses die or otherwise become unavailable," the court filing said.

Insider reached out to Prince Andrew. Virginia Giuffre's lawyer did not reply to a request for comment.