A woman who says she was abused by the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has sued Bank of America and the Bank of New York Mellon (BNY), alleging the banks knowingly provided financial services that enabled Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation for years.

Bank of America, the second-largest bank in the United States, declined to comment on the allegations. BNY did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The woman, referred to in court papers on Wednesday as Jane Doe, is seeking an unspecified amount of damages from both banks.

She is represented by law firms Boies Schiller and Edwards Henderson, who previously secured settlements of $75m and $290m with Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan, respectively, over their alleged financial ties to Epstein.

Neither Deutsche Bank nor

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