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New York City will defend Mayor Adams in sexual assault case

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Corporation Counsel Sylvia Hinds-Radix said Tuesday that New York City attorneys will represent Mayor Eric Adams in a sexual misconduct case stemming from 1993, when he was as transit officer. | Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Officea detailed legal complaintwas filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Adams strenuously denied Tuesday that he forced a then-colleague into a sex act in exchange for his help with her career.

In this case, Adams, the city of New York, the NYPD’s transit bureau and Guardians Association and three unnamed entities are being sued under the state Adult Survivors Act. City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said Tuesday she would “review” the question of the mayor’s legal representation, but didn’t seem to have much of an appetite for the issue.

 

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