The mayor of NYthe democrat Eric Adamswas accused of a sexual assault allegedly committed in 1993 in his work environment, when he belonged to the Police Force, according to a court document.
The accusation, which was revealed in the document made public on Wednesday night, came hours before a one-year legal window to seek civil justice in cases of sexual crimes occurred years ago and that had prescribed, enabled thanks to the Adult Survivors Act in the state of NY.
At the moment, the victim – unidentified – has filed through her lawyer a document that precedes a civil lawsuit, with few details about the alleged crime, but names as accused Adamswho had a police position, to the New York Police (NYPD) and a police association.
The victim was allegedly “sexually assaulted” by Adams in 1993 “while both worked for the city of NY”collects the specialized media Messenger.
The mayor, through a mayoral spokesperson, rejected the accusations and declared to some media: “My career speaks for itself. It’s something that absolutely never happened. “I don’t even remember knowing the person who made these allegations.”
New York’s legal window to report these types of sexual crimes closes tonight and has led to thousands of actions, some against high-profile figures, from Donald Trump to, this week, the singer Axl Rose or the rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Adams was elected mayor in 2021 after serving as county president Brooklyn and previously worked in the NYPD for 22 years, in the traffic division.
Recently, the Democratic politician has come under scrutiny for his campaign financing and the FBI is investigating possible links with the government of Türkiyesomething he has denied.
