性侵犯诉讼起诉纽约市长埃里克·亚当斯他的辩护律师亚历克斯·斯皮罗在一份新的法庭文件中写道，“完全是虚构的”，应该被驳回。
斯皮罗正在协助纽约市法律部门为市长辩护。在被指控的行为发生时，市长是NYPD的队长，有资格获得纽约市的免费法律代理。
这位律师周二开始工作，对洛娜·比奇-马图拉的投诉做出答复。她声称，她和亚当斯都在20世纪90年代初为交通局工作，当时他涉嫌性骚扰她，开车送她到一个偏僻的停车场，要求口交，暴露自己并强迫她触摸他。她的诉讼还提到了这座城市和NYPD。
斯皮罗写道:“诉状中关于不法行为的指控完全是虚构的，被告期望并期待着他们在法庭上的那一天，以及完全的平反。”
佛罗里达州居民比奇-马图拉声称，亚当斯的虐待发生在1993年，当时她在一个就业问题上寻求他的帮助。比奇-马图拉公司指控性别歧视、性骚扰、攻击和殴打，并根据《成年幸存者法》提起诉讼。该法允许在诉讼时效过期后很长时间内提起诉讼。市长否认了这一指控。
“这并没有发生。这并没有发生。我不记得在警察局工作期间见过这个人，”亚当斯在提起诉讼后不久说。
根据市政府官员的说法，斯皮罗将对合伙人的工作收取每小时250美元的费用，对合伙人的工作收取175美元的费用，大大低于他通常的每小时2000美元的费用。
NYC Mayor Eric Adams' attorney asks court to dismiss sexual assault case
The sexual assault lawsuitagainst New York Mayor Eric Adamsis "entirely fictitious" and should be dismissed, his defense attorney Alex Spiro wrote in a new court filing.
Spiro is assisting the city's Law Department in defending the mayor, who, as an NYPD captain at the time of the alleged conduct, is eligible for free legal representation from the city.
The attorney set to work Tuesday, filing the answer to a complaint from Lorna Beach-Mathura, who claimed she and Adams were both working for the Transit Bureau in the early 1990s when he allegedly sexually harassed her by driving her to a remote lot, demanding oral sex, exposing himself and forcing her to touch him. Her lawsuit also named the city and the NYPD.
"The allegations of wrongdoing in the Complaint are entirely fictitious, and Defendants expect and are looking forward to their day in court and complete vindication," Spiro wrote.
Beach-Mathura, a Florida resident, alleged the abuse by Adams occurred in 1993 after she sought his help with an employment issue. Beach-Mathura has alleged sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, assault and battery and brought the case under the Adult Survivor's act, which allowed claims to be brought long after the statute of limitations had lapsed. The mayor has denied the allegation.
"This did not happen. It did not happen. I don't recall ever meeting this person during my time in the police department," Adams said shortly after the lawsuit was filed.
Spiro will charge $250 per hour for work by partners and $175 for work by associates, according to city officials, significantly less than his customary $2,000 per hour rate.
