After she went to the mayor of New York City to get advice on how to navigate a hostile workplace culture, she filed a lawsuit on Monday accusing him of sexually assaulting her in 1993. Both men worked for the municipal transit authorities commission.
Lorna Beach-Mathedra alleged in a 26-page civil lawsuit that Adams, a travel agent, assaulted her in his vehicle while parking along the Hudson River after promising to take her home to discuss her career issues in a Manhattan court filing.
According to the lawsuit, she had faith in Adams and sought his assistance because he was a former member of the NYPD Guardians Association, a fraternal organization that promoted fairness and good treatment for black workers.
In a statement released by capital attorneys, Adams categorically refuted the claims.
Beach- Krishna claimed that the reported abuse came to an end to years of widespread physical harassment, discrimination, and repeatedly denied promotions she had endured while working as an administrative assistant for the town transit bureau, which is now a part of the New York Police Department.
According to the problem, Adams agreed to help her get a promotion and offered to drive her house one hour to talk about the situation, but rather he rather drove her to a dim, vacant lot where he demanded sexual favors in exchange for his guidance.
When Adams forcefully placed it on his uncovered genitalia before masturbating himself to crescendo and ejaculating on her inside the vehicle, she refused and pulled away from him, as she was described in Beach- Mathura’s accounts. She claims that he then dropped her off at a train depot.
Beach- Krishna claims Adams was even responsible for her later move to another office, where she lost rank and was forced to leave her work during layoffs “in retribution for refusing his quid pro quo sexual demands.”
The lawsuit was filed under the Adult Survivors Act of New York, which allows victims of alleged long-ago sexual abuse to file legal action even after the statutes of limitations have passed. Beach-Mathedra reserved her right to file a similar lawsuit in a less thorough court summons that was originally sent to Adams in November.
A mayor’s spokesperson at the time denied the claim, saying Adams had never met her or had not heard from her.
New York City Corporation Counsel Sylvia Hinds-Radix asserted in a statement on Monday that the mayor still “fully denies these outrageous allegations and the events described.”
It further states that Adams “was one of the most prominent public opponents of racism within the NYPD” in 1993, which is why the suit’s claims that he had any influence over promotions of civilian employees are absurd.
The NYPD Transit Bureau, the Guardians Association, and the city of New York are also named as defendants in the suit, which seeks unspecified damages.
