READ THE LAWSUIT: NYC MAYOR ERIC ADAMS ACCUSED OF 'SEXUAL ASSAULT, BATTERY'
FORMER CO-WORKER ACCUSES NEW YORK CITY MAYOR OF 'SEXUAL ASSAULT, BATTERY' WHEN HE WAS A COP ‘IN 1993 WHILE THEY BOTH WORKED FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK.’
NYC Mayor Eric Adams, then a State Senator, at a press conference with Eric Schneiderman and others in 2007. Photo credit: JB Nicholas.
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New York City's NYPD officer-turned-politican Mayor, Eric Adams, was sued for rape by a former co-worker on Wednesday.
Lorna Beach-Mathura "was sexually assaulted by Defendant Eric Adams in New York, New York in 1993 while they both worked for the City of New York," the summons in the lawsuit alleges (embedded below).
Adams’ accuser seeks $5 million in damages, attorney fees and interest. The suit was filed under New York State’s Adult Survivor’s Act, which allowed victims to sue for decades-old allegations but closes on Friday.
In addition to Adams, Beach-Mathura's complaint names the "Transit Bureau of the New York Police" and the "Police Department Guardians Association" as defendants.
The suit was first reported by The Messenger Thursday morning.
The Free Lance obtained the actual lawsuit, published here the first time.
It's not a full complaint, but a brief summary of allegations called a "summons." The summons against Adams alleges
the nature of this action is sexual assault, battery and employment discrimination on the basis of Plaintiff’s gender and sex, retaliation, hostile work environment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
The plaintiff will soon have to file a detailed accounting of these allegations called a "complaint."
A City Hall spokesperson said the mayor does not know the plaintiff in the case: “If they ever met, he doesn’t recall it. But he would never do anything to physically harm another person and vigorously denies any such claim.”
Megan Goddard, the plaintiff's attorney, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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