Eric Adams denies sexual assault accusations in wake of lawsuit

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has denied the sexual assault accusations he has been accused of in a new lawsuit, stating the events “did not happen.”

The remark by Adams was his first time discussing the accusations since the lawsuit was filed on Monday, stating he does not remember ever meeting the accuser. The $5 million lawsuit was filed by Lorna Beach-Mathura, who claimed she was assaulted by Adams over 30 years ago when he was a police officer.

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