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. In a 26-page civil complaint,
Lorna Beach-Mathura
alleged Adams, then a transit officer, assaulted her in his car while parked along the Hudson River after promising her a ride home to discuss her problems.
She had trusted Adams and sought his help because of his role at the time as both a police department officer and leader in the
NYPD Guardians Association
, a fraternal group advocating equality and fair treatment for Black employees, the suit said.
Adams flatly denied the allegations.
Beach-Mathura said she refused his advances and pulled away her hand when Adams forcibly placed it on his exposed genitals before he masturbated himself to climax and ejaculated on her. He then dropped her off at a subway station.
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