Mamdani files motion to cut Adams off from NYC’s defense in assault case
Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor, filed a motion in Manhattan’s state Supreme Court to have the city withdraw from representing former Mayor Eric Adams in a sexual assault case. the city’s corporation counsel argued that the alleged incident occurred outside the scope of Adams’s official duties, a stance that marked a reversal from prior positions and underscores Mamdani’s effort to distance the city from Adams amid ongoing controversy. The lawsuit concerns a 1993 allegation by Lorna Beach-Mathura that Adams assaulted her after she sought career advice. Mamdani’s office has also sought to detach the city’s representation from two other sexual assault cases involving Adams’s close allies: aide Timothy Pearson and police official Jeffrey Maddrey. In a broader move against Adams, Mamdani signed executive orders on his first day in office undoing many of Adams’s orders issued after his indictment on corruption charges. The city’s counsel said new evidence prompted the withdrawal decision,stating Adams is not entitled to city representation in the matter.
Mamdani files motion to cut Adams off from NYC’s defense in assault case
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani filed a motion for the city to stop representing former Mayor Eric Adams in his sexual assault case.
New York City’s corporation counsel argued in a Tuesday filing in the state Supreme Court in Manhattan that Adams’s alleged assault occurred outside the scope of his employment at the time. This judgment differed from the counsel’s previous position and represents Mamdani’s latest effort to disconnect the city from its scandal-ridden former mayor.
“Based on my review of new evidence since the original decision to represent him was made, I have determined that he is not entitled to representation by the City in this matter,” Mamdani’s corporation counsel, Steve Banks, said in a statement obtained by the New York Times. “Accordingly, the Law Department has asked the court to permit our office to withdraw from representing the former Mayor.”
The lawsuit concerns a 1993 allegation from Lorna Beach-Mathura that Adams sexually assaulted her after she sought career advice from him.
Mamdani’s corporation counsel has also sought to detach itself from two other sexual assault cases involving close allies of Adams: aide Timothy Pearson and police official Jeffrey Maddrey.
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Mamdani has gone to significant lengths to undo much of what Adams did during his tenure as mayor.
On his first day in office, Mamdani signed an executive order undoing all of Adams’s executive orders signed after Sept. 26, 2024, the day of his indictment on corruption charges.
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