New York City Mayor Eric Adams accused of sexual assault by former NYPD aide in new lawsuit

[Polybius]

Source: CNN

A former NYPD aide is suing New York City Mayor Eric Adams, alleging he sexually assaulted her in 1993 while they both worked for the Transit Bureau when he demanded sexual acts in exchange for helping her get a promotion she was previously denied, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

The plaintiff in the lawsuit alleges that Adams, who at the time was working in the New York City Police Department’s transit division and was then with the Guardians Association, a fraternal order of the police department, used his position to proposition her.

The suit follows a summons filed in New York County Supreme Court in November under the state’s Adult Survivors Act. Adams has denied the allegations and said he does not know the accuser.

The plaintiff is also suing the NYPD Transit Bureau and the NYPD Guardians Association. CNN has reached out to the parties for comment.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/18/politics/eric-adams-sexual-assault-lawsuit-nypd-aide/index.html

[Polybius]

1. From the article:

Adams offered to drive her home and said they would talk more in depth about her issues, the lawsuit says.

Rather than drive her home to Brooklyn, Adams drove her to a “remote, vacant lot,” according to the suit. It was there that Adams allegedly asked for oral sex in exchange for his help and exposed himself to her, according to the suit.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. The accusation may or may not be true, but

in any case, it's not a good position for a mayor of a major city, facing re-election next year, to be facing.

Adams would be potentially be facing a belligerent Republican challenger, Curtis Sliwa, who has a radio presence and likely won't shut up about this situation.

[Polybius]

3. Sliwa is viewed as a clown here in NYC, he can't win a city-wide election

Now, a Bloomberg type? Oh yeah, he'd win in a landslide.