NY Attorney General, Ex-Staff Chief Sued Over Assault Claim (1)

New York Attorney General Letitia James and her former chief of staff Ibrahim Khan were sued by a former female staffer who claims Khan sexually assaulted her during a 2021 fundraiser.

Sofia Quintanar, James’s former deputy press secretary, claims Khan forcibly kissed her at a political fundraiser in November 2021, where James was slated to give a speech. Quintanar, who was no longer employed by James at the time of the alleged assault, filed her complaint Thursday in state court in Manhattan.

Letitia James

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Quintanar sued under a New York law that allows victims of sexual abuse to seek monetary damages ...