{"id":2201266,"date":"2024-03-18T15:27:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T19:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-accused-of-sexual-assault-when-he-was-police-officer-more-than-30-years-ago\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T15:31:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T19:31:30","slug":"eric-adams-accused-of-sexual-assault-when-he-was-police-officer-more-than-30-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-accused-of-sexual-assault-when-he-was-police-officer-more-than-30-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 30 years ago, Eric Adams faced allegations of sexual assault during his tenure as a police officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feric-adams-accused-of-sexual-assault-when-he-was-police-officer-more-than-30-years-ago%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2201266&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>An Unsettling Allegation: Former Officer Accuses NYC Mayor \u200dof Historic Sexual Assault<\/h2>\n<p>In a revelation that\u2062 has sent shockwaves\u200c through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">political sphere<\/a>, a court filing brought by a former police \u2063officer alleges a \u2064distressing\u200d encounter with the leader of America&#8217;s most populous city. The officer, who once served alongside <strong>Mayor Eric \u200cAdams<\/strong>, claims she was subjected\u2063 to a harrowing experience of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-christians-are-under-full-scale-attack-in-india\/\" title=\"Christians in India face relentless persecution.\">sexual\u2062 assault<\/a> in the year 1993.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>  &#8220;The $5 million lawsuit \u200cfiled at the New York \u2062Supreme Court centers on allegations that Adams sexually\u2064 assaulted\u200b a woman named \u2062Lorna \u2063Beach-Mathura more than 30 years ago.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>A\u2064 Legal Battle Commences Under New Legislation<\/h3>\n<p>Lorna Beach-Mathura invoked the <strong>Adult Survivors Act<\/strong>\u2014a groundbreaking statute giving \u200cvoice to historical victims of sexual misconduct. \u2062This law provides\u200b a one-year period during which survivors \u2062can seek\u2064 justice for wrongs that would typically fall\u200c outside the statute \u2063of\u200c limitations. Beach-Mathura&#8217;s\u2062 bold\u200b move\u200b under this legal umbrella signifies a pivotal moment \u200bin the accountability of public figures.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A\u200c summons under the Adult Survivors Act was filed, \u2064alleging Mayor Adams&#8217;s misconduct.<\/li>\n<li>Attorney \u200bMegan Goddard represents the plaintiff,\u200c applauding Beach-Mathura&#8217;s courage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Megan Goddard<\/strong>, the attorney representing Beach-Mathura, expressed her admiration for her client&#8217;s resolve, notwithstanding the foreseeable personal challenges and public scrutiny this lawsuit might provoke. A commendation \u200cnot only for her bravery but also \u2063for her\u2062 relentless pursuit of justice.<\/p>\n<h3>The Allegations\u2062 Against Mayor Adams<\/h3>\n<p>Beach-Mathura&#8217;s interaction with Adams, once seeking assistance in a professional grievance, took a harrowing turn according to her testimony. Adams, who was then serving as a \u200dtransit officer and leader within the Guardians\u2063 Association, ostensibly agreed to\u200c extend a helping\u2062 hand.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beach-Mathura&#8217;s narrative\u200b portrays Adams as coercive and \u200bpredatory during the encounter.<\/li>\n<li>The legal documents brand Adams as \u2064a &#8220;predator,&#8221; far from the &#8220;hero&#8221; \u200bhe claimed to be.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Confronted with these serious accusations, Mayor Adams has firmly denied \u200dany wrongdoing. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-key-points-from-trump-campaign-press-conference-on-challenges-to-election-results\/\" title=\"9 Key Points from Trump Campaign Press Conference on Challenges to Election Results\">legal team<\/a> has pushed back against the claims with <strong>Sylvia Hinds-Radix<\/strong>, Corporation Counsel for \u200cNew York \u2063City, signaling \u2063confidence in his\u2062 exoneration.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>  &#8220;Adams denied the allegations when they first surfaced in November, and his\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufo-whistleblower-alleges-pentagon-smear-campaign\/\" title=\"UFO Whistleblower Alleges Pentagon Smear Campaign\">legal team told<\/a>\u200d the Washington\u2063 Examiner he \u201cfully \u2062denies\u201d\u2063 the allegations in the\u200c complaint.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Why Now? A Clash Between Public \u2064Image and\u2064 Past\u2062 Accusations<\/h3>\n<p>The dissonance \u2064between\u200d Mayor Adams&#8217;s outward \u2063political stance and the allegations from his past has prompted Beach-Mathura to\u200c break her silence. Declaring \u200chis public comments as &#8220;hypocritical,&#8221;\u2062 she finds \u200cherself\u2064 compelled to\u2062 bring the\u2064 case to light, seizing an opportunity for accountability offered by the Adult Survivors Act.<\/p>\n<p>The list \u200dof prominent \u200cNew York figures subjected to scrutiny under the same legislation\u2064 grows \u200clonger, with names like <strong>Andrew \u200bCuomo, \u200dHarvey Weinstein, and Donald Trump<\/strong> also making headlines. The act has ushered in a new era where the passage of time does not equate to the escape from justice.<\/p>\n<p>As this story unfolds, attention is turning towards the\u2062 outcome of Beach-Mathura&#8217;s courageous legal challenge and the implications it may have for others in\u200b the halls \u200cof power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a lawsuit seeking $5 million, a woman accuses NYC Mayor Eric Adams of sexually assaulting her in 1993, alleging he masturbated in front of her. 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