A former associate of Rudy Giuliani has filed a lawsuit against the ex-mayor claiming he asked her to be naked during Zoom calls, along with other sexual assault allegations.
Noelle Dunphy said she worked for Giuliani as an off-the-books employee while he was Trump’s personal lawyer. She said she was hired in January 2019. The lawsuit alleged Giuliani abused his power to commit “sexual assault and harassment, wage theft, and other misconduct.”
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The filing claims Dunphy was hired as a director of business development with a salary of $1 million plus expenses and that Giuliani began abusing Dunphy shortly after she took the job.
“He made clear that satisfying his sexual demands which came virtually anytime, anywhere was an absolute requirement of her employment and of his legal representation,” the lawsuit reads.
According to the lawsuit, in the same month Dunphy was hired, Giuliani allegedly paid to fly her on a semiprivate chartered plane to New York, where he insisted she stay at his Upper East Side guest suite. After providing alcoholic drinks for them, Giuliani sexually assaulted Dunphy, the lawsuit says.
“But Ms. Dunphy felt extreme pressure to go along with Giuliani’s demands because she could not lose her promised salary or her legal representation by the uniquely qualified and connected lawyer,” the filing reads.
Dunphy claims in the litigation that she has recordings of the former New York City mayor making racist, sexist, and antisemitic comments in the workplace while under the influence of alcohol.
The filing includes screenshots of text messages between the two, detailing Giuliani asking for sexual favors from Dunphy, some of which took place during work events. The lawsuit also claims Giuliani demanded she be naked during work-related videoconferences.
Dunphy was fired in January 2021 after she expressed a fear of Giuliani and threatened to sue the former mayor over his treatment of her, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit also claims Giuliani failed to pay her almost $2 million in wages from her employment.
Giuliani is facing legal troubles in Georgia as well, in a defamation case brought by two state election workers who claim Giuliani falsely accused them of election fraud.
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Ted Goodman, an adviser to Giuliani, said Giuliani denies the allegations, adding, “Mayor Giuliani’s lifetime of public service speaks for itself and he will pursue all available remedies and counterclaims.”
Dunphy is seeking $10 million from Giuliani and his company, outlining 24 causes of action in her lawsuit.
