Allegations of sexual assault in 1993 have been levelled against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, as indicated in a legal summons submitted on Wednesday. In this document submitted on Wednesday in New York State Supreme Court, a woman asserted that Mayor Eric Adams sexually assaulted her during their concurrent employment with the city in 1993. However, the mayor is denying the allegations.
The three-page document, lacking specifics about the purported assault, identifies Mayor Eric Adams, the transit bureau of the New York Police Department, and the New York Police Department Guardians Association as the accused parties. The filing refrained from providing specific details regarding the purported assault or the accuser’s connection to Adams, who held the position of a police sergeant during the alleged incident and was subsequently promoted to captain.
This case falls under the Adult Survivors Act, a New York law enacted in 2022. The legislation established a one-year period allowing survivors of sexual abuse to file claims that would typically be time-barred by the statute of limitations. With the window set to close on Friday, there has been a surge in eleventh-hour filings against notable individuals and institutions in New York courts.
However, the submitted document requests a trial and seeks $5 million in damages. This filing took place in the state Supreme Court in Manhattan. As of Thursday, there has yet to be a response from the woman’s attorney to an emailed request for comment.
According to a City Hall spokesperson statement, Mayor Adams is not acquainted with the individual who filed the allegation. It further stated that if they have crossed paths, he does not recollect the encounter. The statement emphasises that the mayor categorically denies any allegations of physical harm and asserts that he would never engage in such behaviour.
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