New York City Mayor Eric Adams is defiant in the face of sexual assault allegations, telling reporters he would never harm anyone.
“My career speaks for itself,” Adams told reporters Thursday. “It’s just something absolutely that has never happened. I don’t even recall ever meeting the person who made this allegation.”
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“I have a city to run and I’m focused and I have to make sure that we continue to do so, but absolutely, this has never happened,” he said.
The allegations, dating back to 1993, were made in a legal summons filed late Wednesday, with the woman seeking a trial and $5 million in damages for “intentional and negligent acts and omissions for physical, psychological, and other injuries suffered as a result of conduct that would constitute sexual offenses.”
The three-page summons names Adams, the New York City Police Department‘s transit bureau, and NYPD’s Guardians Association as defendants, stating that the plaintiff was “sexually assaulted” by the mayor “while they both worked for the City of New York.” Adams was a police captain at the time.
The summons, which precedes a complaint, was filed under the Adult Survivors Act, a New York law that has permitted survivors of sexual misconduct to bring lawsuits in a one-year window, despite the statute of limitations. The act expires Friday and has facilitated actions against former President Donald Trump as well.
A New York City Hall spokesperson told reporters earlier Thursday that Adams “does not know who this person is.”
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“If they ever met, he doesn’t recall it,” the spokesperson said. “But he would never do anything to physically harm another person and vigorously denies any such claim.”
Adams is also being investigated by the FBI regarding allegations his 2021 mayoral campaign conspired with Turkey to receive illegal foreign donations. Federal agents raided his apartment and seized three electronic devices as part of their inquiry, in addition to searching the residence of an associate. Adams has similarly denied any wrongdoing in that matter.
