Woman sues NYC Mayor Eric Adams alleging 1993 sex assault

A Florida woman alleges in a lawsuit filed in New York state court Monday that in 1993 New York Mayor Eric Adams, then her colleague at the city Transit Police and a top official at a Black police officers’ organization, demanded oral sex in return for helping her get a promotion. Lorna Beach-Mathura, who was a civilian employee of the department, says in the lawsuit that when she refused, Adams exposed himself and “forcibly pushed” her hand onto his groin.

The summons said that Beach-Mathura seeks $5 million in damages and that she was the victim of sexual assault, battery, employment gender discrimination, retaliation, a hostile work environment and intentional infliction of emotional distress. “She knew that filing this lawsuit would cause her significant personal challenges, but she did so nevertheless because she believes sexual abusers must be held to account, no matter who they are,” Beach-Mathura’s lawyer, Megan Goddard, said Monday.

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