Lawsuit Accuses NYC Mayor Of 1993 Sexual Assault

The New York Daily News reports:

Mayor Adams has been accused of sexual assault and battery in legal papers filed late Wednesday under New York State’s Adult Survivor’s Act. The woman accused Adams of sexually assaulting her in 1993 when, according to court papers, they both worked for the city. Adams was an police officer at the time.

“Plaintiff 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 three-page legal brief claims. Adams’ accuser is seeking $5 million in relief as well as attorney fees and interest.

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports:

A search by NBC New York found several other lawsuits filed under the same name – Lorna Beach Mathura, including an unsuccessful lawsuit against American Airlines in 2014 and another case against Miami Dade County in which the plaintiff alleged being “abused by a 6 year old kindergarten student.”

On Amazon’s website, a book listed for $9.06 authored by a Lorna Beach Mathura offers pro se legal advice based on “many years spent fighting for myself and others in various courts” including “small claims, civil, circuit, family, lower appellate, and the United States Supreme Court.”

The book description includes advice such as “Never give up. You just may win.” The complaint was filed two days before the state’s Adult Survivors Act which expires on Friday, Nov. 24.

Axios reports:

“The mayor does not know who this person is. If they ever met, he doesn’t recall it. But he would never do anything to physically harm another person,” the City Hall spokesperson said in an emailed statement Thursday.

Former police officer Adams told reporters on Thursday what the woman alleges “absolutely did not happen” and the case is “going to go its course” and “take its process,” “but it did not happen and that is not who I am, and that’s who I have never been in my professional life.”

While most of us here are no fan of Adams, this woman’s history of apparently frivolous lawsuits and the nature of her book certainly raises eyebrows.

BREAKING: @NYCMayor Eric Adams categorically denies sexual assault accusations against him, just weeks after the FBI came after him as he continued to criticize the Biden admin over the migrant crisis. WATCHpic.twitter.com/hT9db9hm9e

— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) November 23, 2023