New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams denies 1993 sexual assault and says he would not know who the accuser is

Metropolis Corridor is pushing again in opposition to a sexual assault declare in opposition to Mayor Eric Adams, insisting he doesn’t even know his accuser. 

The unidentified feminine accuser filed a summons in civil court docket late final night time, accusing Adams of sexually assaulting her in 1993 after they had been each working for the town. It was first reported by The Messenger. 

On the time, Adams was 33 and dealing as a captain throughout the NYPD. 

Particulars of the allegations haven’t but been made public however a Metropolis Corridor spokesperson informed The New York Submit at the moment Adams would not know the girl. 

‘In the event that they ever met, he would not recollect it,’ they stated.  

‘Plaintiff was sexually assaulted by Defendant Eric Adams in New York, New York in 1993 whereas they each labored for the Metropolis of New York,’ the summons – which serves as a discover of a pending lawsuit – reads. 

She utilized New York’s Grownup Survivors Act to file the summons. The NYPD’s transit bureau and Guardian Affiliation are additionally named as defendants.

Additional particulars haven’t but been made public and Adams, already going through harsh scrutiny for his marketing campaign’s dealings with Turkish officers and associates, has not but commented. 

He was additionally criticized final week for huge finances cuts to the NYPD that may additional scale back the variety of officers on the streets by 1000’s. 

Earlier this month, the FBI raided the house of certainly one of Adams’ marketing campaign chiefs as a part of an investigation into donations. 

Brokers are investigating whether or not his workforce accepted unlawful donations from Turkey.

He insists no unsuitable was achieved, and is cooperating with the investigation. 

Eric Adams pictured in 1993, the yr of the alleged assault, when he was 33