Make room for NYC Mayor Eric Adams in your ever-expanding
celebrity sex lawsuit file.
Accuser Lorna Beach-Mathura claims that Adams sexually
assaulted her three decades ago, masturbating in front of her when she turned down
his demands for oral sex, according to a $5 million lawsuit filed Monday.
“I am proud to file this complaint on behalf of my client, a
woman whose strength astonishes me,” Megan Goddard, a lawyer for Beach-Mathura
said after she filed the suit in New York State Supreme Court.
“She knew that filing this lawsuit would cause her
significant personal challenges but she did so nevertheless, because she
believes sexual abusers must be held to account, no matter who they are. Her
fearlessness and quest for justice are as inspiring as they are important.”
New York City Corporation Counsel Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix
said, “While we review the complaint, the mayor fully denies these outrageous
allegations and the events described here; we expect full vindication in court.
Additionally, in 1993, Eric Adams was one of the most prominent public
opponents of the racism within the NYPD, which is why the suit’s allegations
that he had any sway over promotions of civilian employees is ludicrous.”
At the time the initial summons was filed, and the basic
allegations were revealed, Adams, a Democrat, insisted he was innocent.
“It absolutely did not happen,” he said. “I don’t recall
ever meeting this person and I would never harm anyone in that magnitude. It
did not happen. It did not happen, and that is not who I am and that is not who
I’ve ever been in my professional life and, you know, it’s just something that
never took place.”
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