Politics & Government
Mayor Adams: Alleged Sexual Assault 'Never Happened'
Eric Adams on Friday said a summons filed Wednesday, which accuses the mayor of assaulting a city employee, came "out of nowhere."
NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Eric Adams on Friday responded to an accusation that he sexually assaulted another city employee, claiming the assault "never happened."
A summons filed in New York Wednesday claims the now-mayor sexually assaulted a city employee in 1993, court records show. The summons was filed just a few days before the state deadline for Adult Survivors Act lawsuits.
And on Friday, Adams said there was no truth to the claim.
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"I am extremely clear on how I live my life, and at no time did anything like that happen. It absolutely never happened," Adams said in an interview on “The Reset Talk Show."
"I would never harm anyone. I spent my life protecting the people of this city, and I'm going to continue to do so."
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Adams went so far as to say he wasn't sure he knew the person who filed the summons. "I don't recall who this person is or if I ever met them. I really don't know," Adams said on the show.
Adams was also a city employee at the time of the assault, the accusers' lawyer, Megan Goddard, contends. And his actions caused physical and emotional injuries, Goddard contends.
The summons also names the NYPD's Transit Bureau and NYPD Guardians Association.
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