According to a court filing on Wednesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been charged with a sexual assault from 1993 in accordance with a statute that is about to expire this week.
A summons filed in New York County Supreme Court states that 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 complaint makes claims of battery, sexual assault, hostile work environment, retaliation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress in addition to employment discrimination.
A representative for City Hall told CNN on Thursday that “the mayor does not know who this person is.” “He doesn’t remember if they ever got together. However, he vehemently disputes any such allegation and would never do anything to harm another person physically.
The defendants listed on the three-page summons include the New York City Police Department Guardians Association, the Transit Bureau of the New York Police Department, and the City of New York. No other details were provided, and no complaint has been made as of yet.
The Adult Survivors Act of New York, which is scheduled to expire after Thanksgiving, is the legal basis for the claims.
The law allowed adult survivors of sexual offenses to file a one-year lookback lawsuit against their alleged abusers, even after the statute of limitations had passed, six months after it was signed in May 2022.
The lookback window is meant to give victims of sexual abuse a chance to appear in court since many of them can take years before speaking publicly about their traumas.
As a result of actions that would be considered sexual offenses, the summons stated, “The claims brought here allege intentional and negligent acts and omissions for physical, psychological, and other injuries suffered.”
The filing states that the plaintiff is requesting at least $5 million.
