NEW YORK POST
Mayor Eric Adams has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 1993 in a lawsuit seeking at least $5 million filed just before the deadline for the Adult Survivors Act, The Post learned Thursday.
The accuser, whom The Post is not identifying because of the nature of the allegation, named Adams as a defendant along with the NYPD’s transit bureau and Guardian Association in a lawsuit filed late Wednesday.
Adams was an NYPD officer at the time and the filing said the woman also worked for the city.
“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,” claims the 3-page summons, which does not give more detail on the alleged assault.
The filing alleges “sexual assault, battery and employment discrimination on the basis of the Plaintiff’s gender and sex, retaliation, hostile work environment and intentional infliction of emotional distress” — and seeks damages no less than $5 million along with attorneys’ fees.
Attempts to reach the accuser were not immediately successful Thursday, and her attorney did not respond to messages.
Sources told The Post that there were no immediately available records of the woman working for the NYPD.
Adams addressed the lawsuit before one of his Thanksgiving arrangements, saying: “It did not happen. That’s not who I am. That’s not who I am in my professional life. It’s just something that never took place.”
