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. When she pulled away, he continued...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams marches in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Manhattan on March 16, 2024. The woman lodged a lawsuit in state Supreme Court in Manhattan on Monday, several months after filing a summons in the case. [ more › ]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been accused in a new lawsuit of sexually assaulting a police colleague seeking his career help in 1993
A former New York City employee filed suit on Monday accusing Mayor Eric Adams of sexually assaulting her in 1993, when both worked for the municipal transit police bureau, after she went to him seeking help in navigating a hostile office environment.
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Paris finishes 100-mile ultramarathon with 99 seconds to spareTennessee event is considered one of the world’s toughest racesThe British ultrarunner Jasmin Paris has become the first woman to ever finish the notorious Barkley Marathons race in Tennessee.The forty-year-old was one of only five runners to complete this year’s event, which is made up of five punishing 20-mile loops around the Frozen Head State Park. Paris’s finishing time was 59 hours, 58 minutes and 21 seconds – 99 seconds inside...
The mayor had previously said he did not remember ever meeting his accuser and his team has denied "these outrageous allegations."