A Florida woman alleges in a lawsuit filed in New York state court Monday that in 1993 New York Mayor Eric Adams, then her colleague at the city Transit Police and a top official at a Black police officers’ organization, demanded oral sex in return for helping her get a promotion.
Lorna Beach-Mathura, who was a civilian employee of the department, says in the lawsuit that when she refused, Adams exposed himself and “forcibly pushed” her hand onto his groin. When she pulled away, he continued masturbating in front of her, the lawsuit says.
Now Beach-Mathura is seeking unspecified damages from Adams, the city of New York, New York City Transit Police, the Guardians Association and three other unknown entities, according to the lawsuit filed in New York County Supreme Court. The NYPD Guardians Association is a fraternal organization representing Black members of service, including civilian police employees.
Beach-Mathura said in the lawsuit she was “sickened and outraged that a man who presented himself as an advocate for justice and equality — a man who held himself out to be a ‘Guardian’ of other Black employees — would trap a Black woman in his car in a remote lot and demand sexual favors as a prerequisite to helping her obtain fair treatment at work.”
Adams denied the allegations.
“While we review the complaint, the mayor fully denies these outrageous allegations and the events described here; we expect full vindication in court,” city Corporation Counsel Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix said in a statement. “Additionally, in 1993, Eric Adams was one of the most prominent public opponents of the racism within the NYPD, which is why the suit’s allegations that he had any sway over promotions of civilian employees is ludicrous.”
In November, when Beach-Mathura first filed a legal summons in the same court, Adams claimed through another spokesperson not to know her.
“The mayor does not know who this person is,” the spokesperson said. “If they…
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