'Did Not Happen': Adams Denies Sexual Assault Accusation

NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Eric Adams publicly responded to a former transit cop's resurfaced accusation that he sexually assaulted her with four words: "This did not happen."

The mayor's firm denial Tuesday came a day after the woman filed a civil complaint that graphically detailed a decades-old encounter in which she said Adams exposed himself and demanded oral sex in exchange for career help.

The filing added to Adams' legal woes, which include a federal investigation into his 2021 mayoral campaign.

Adams said the sexual assault accusation won't distract him from his job, much less lead him to resign.

"Did not happen," he repeated.

"I don't recall ever meeting this person during my time in the police department."

The woman first made sexual assault accusations against Adams in November.

But the details of her ascusations weren't revealed until Monday, when her lawyers filed a 26-page updated complaint in Manhattan Supreme Court.

The filing contends Adams, already well-known for fighting for the rights of fellow Black NYPD officers, told the woman he could help her get a promotion.

But Adams' made clear this help came with a price, at least according to the complaint.

"He told her that he 'needed a b--- job' from her," the complaint states.

The complaint goes into graphic detail about what it contends was a sexual assault.

Since the complaint came out, the mayor's staff has released proxy denials from prominent women in New York City who essentially argued the accusation doesn't square with the Adams they know.

"New Yorkers should know that the outrageous claims made against him cannot possibly be true, and that he has the full support of me and many others," said Hazel Dukes, the president of the NAACP's New York State Conference, in one of those statements.

Adams himself made a similar type of denial that emphasized his character and didn't address the specific accusations.

"It's not who I am," he said.

"I believe in my life work has shown how I have protected New Yorkers of all types."