Major politician accused of sex assault but says he 'doesn't remember' accuser
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has strongly denied shocking allegations of sexual assault made by a supposed former female colleague in a fresh lawsuit.
In a statement, a City Hall spokesman said: "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 and vigorously denies any such claim."
Adams is named as a defendant in a summons filed on Wednesday night in the state Supreme Court in Manhattan. Adams has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman back in 1993, as per a legal summons filed on Wednesday.
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(Edna Leshowitz/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock)The three-page filing does not contain details of the alleged assault but names Adams, the transit bureau of the New York Police Department and the New York Police Department Guardians Association as defendants.
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The "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 summons says, according to the report.
The filing seeks a trial and $5 million in relief. It was filed in the state Supreme Court in Manhattan. The woman's attorney did not immediately return an emailed request for comment on Thursday.
New York City Mayor, Eric Adams giving a press conference concerning safety measures being taken in preparation for and during the Macy's parade, a day before bombshell sexual assault allegations (Edna Leshowitz/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock)A City Hall spokesperson stated: "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 and vigorously denies any such claim."
Adams, a member of the Democratic party, was once a New York City police officer who climbed the ranks to captain before stepping into politics. He served as a state senator and Brooklyn borough president before becoming mayor.
The summons was filed under the Adult Survivors Act, a unique New York law that has paved the way for numerous lawsuits against high-profile men accused of sexual misconduct.
This law has resulted in over 2,500 lawsuits, including cases against former President Donald Trump, hip hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs and comedian and actor Russell Brand.
This filing comes at a time when Adams is under scrutiny due to an FBI investigation into his 2021 campaign, which led agents to confiscate his phones and search the home of his chief campaign fundraiser.
Sexual assault allegations against Mayor Adams are rolling in on the back of allegations that he took funds from a Turkish group under FBI investigation (Getty Images)While Adams has avoided questions about the FBI investigation, he insists he did nothing wrong. Last month, the home of a close ally and top fundraiser for Eric Adams was raided by federal agents on Thursday.
This action blew the lid off this corruption case that Adams' opponents are hoping to link his 2021 election campaign to alleged illegal donations from the Turkish government.
Reports from The New York Times and the New York Post suggest that part of the investigation involves examining whether Adams improperly tried to assist the Turkish government in gaining city approval to open a 35-story skyscraper housing diplomatic facilities in 2021, despite concerns about the tower's fire safety systems.
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A search warrant obtained by The New York Times revealed that the raid was part of a "broad public corruption investigation." An FBI probe suggests that Adams' campaign accepted money from members of a foundation at the heart of one of their ongoing investigations.
Mayor Adams blames crime and migrants for his decision to underfund schools - but new allegations of sexual assault on top of corruption charges may hinder the longtime politician (John Angelillo/UPI/REX/Shutterstock)The foundation was incorporated by Bilal Erdogan, son of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Now, the FBI is investigating whether Adams' campaign conspired with the Turkish government to accept these illegal foreign contributions.
Adams denied any involvement in illegal political fundraising last week, but his campaign pledged it would review its books, a day after federal agents raided the home of one of the Democrat's chief fundraisers. "I am outraged and angry if anyone attempted to use the campaign to manipulate our democracy and defraud our campaign," Adams said.
Vito Pitta, an attorney for his campaign, said they were reviewing "all documents and actions by campaign workers connected to the contributors in question."
The comments came one day after federal agents searched the Brooklyn home of Adams' top campaign fundraiser, Brianna Suggs, prompting the mayor to scuttle a planned trip to meet White House officials in Washington instead of returning to New York.
The US attorney's office in Manhattan declined to comment on the investigation, but The New York Times reported that it had obtained a search warrant indicating that authorities were examining whether the Adams campaign conspired with the Turkish government to receive donations from foreigners that are banned by law.
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