- Adams was serving as a captain in the NYPD at the time of the alleged attack
- The mayor is already under strict scrutiny over his campaign donations
- The female accuser says she worked for the city with Adams at the time
New York Mayor Eric Adams has been accused of sexual assault by a woman who claims he attacked her in 1993 while they both worked for the city.
Adams served as a captain within the NYPD at the time.
The messenger reports that the woman, who has not been named, filed a civil claim against Adams in Manhattan last night.
New York Mayor Eric Adams last night during a press conference in Manhattan
“Plaintiff was sexually assaulted by Defendant Eric Adams in New York, New York, in 1993 while they both worked for the City of New York,” reads the summons – which serves as notice of a pending lawsuit.
She took advantage of New York’s Adult Survivors Act to file the subpoena.
Further details have not yet been made public and Adams, who is already under heavy scrutiny for his campaign’s dealings with Turkish officials and associates, has not yet commented.
He was also criticized last week for massive cuts to the NYPD, which will reduce the number of officers on the streets by thousands more.