NEW YORK (AP) — A girl who says she labored as an off-the-books worker for Rudy Giuliani throughout his stint as Donald Trump’s private lawyer alleges in courtroom papers that the previous New York Metropolis mayor coerced her into intercourse and owes her almost $2 million in unpaid wages.
Noelle Dunphy mentioned within the lawsuit that she was Giuliani’s enterprise improvement director and public relations guide from 2019 to 2021. She initially made her allegations public in January, however she detailed her claims additional in a 70-page authorized grievance filed Monday in New York.
Giuliani “vehemently” denied the allegations by means of a spokesperson. His lawyer had additionally beforehand denied that Dunphy ever labored for Giuliani.
“Mayor Giuliani’s lifetime of public service speaks for itself, and he’ll pursue all out there cures and counterclaims,” mentioned Giuliani’s communications adviser, Ted Goodman.
The brand new courtroom submitting portrays Giuliani, 78, as a hard-drinking, Viagra-popping womanizer who made satisfying his sexual calls for “an absolute requirement of her employment.” She is looking for a minimum of $10 million.
Dunphy claimed within the lawsuit to have made quite a few audio recordings of Giuliani, together with some through which she says he may be heard making sexual feedback, demanding intercourse and making sexist, racist, and antisemitic remarks.
Dunphy’s authorized group declined a request from The Related Press to share these recordings, saying they had been a part of the litigation.
Included within the grievance are screenshots of suggestive textual content messages purportedly from Giuliani.
The lawsuit claims Giuliani employed Dunphy in January 2019 and promised to pay her $1 million per 12 months for her consulting work. However he informed her that he needed to defer paying her till he settled his divorce from his third spouse, Judith, in keeping with the lawsuit.
Nearly instantly, in keeping with the grievance, Giuliani began making sexual advances, together with kissing her behind an SUV on her first day and demanding that she handle him sexually, generally whereas he was on the telephone with high-profile buddies and shoppers.
Usually, Dunphy alleges, Giuliani would demand she work in a bikini or in American flag-themed shorts he purchased for her, and he urged her to strip bare for him throughout video conferences.
Giuliani reached a divorce settlement in December 2019, however Dunphy mentioned all she acquired from Giuliani had been a couple of money funds totaling $12,000 to cowl dwelling bills. He nonetheless owes her $1,988,000, she mentioned.
Dunphy additionally contended that Giuliani had reneged on a promise to characterize her, totally free, in a protracted authorized battle involving claims of home violence.
In that authorized battle, Dunphy had accused a romantic accomplice of raping her and throwing her down a flight of stairs. The person she sued filed a counter lawsuit, saying he was the one being bodily assaulted and harassed. He additionally sued for defamation, saying he was being extorted.
Dunphy agreed to simply accept $10,000 to settle her claims in 2016. However the two sides had been nonetheless combating over a remaining decision as not too long ago as final 12 months.
The Related Press doesn’t usually determine individuals who say they’re victims of sexual abuse except they grant permission, as Dunphy has executed.
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