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Jean Kim, the woman who accused former Comptroller Scott Stringer of sexual abuse, launched her latest legal attack against the Upper West Side pol with two sworn statements. In one, Kim’s sister, Susan Kim, described how Stringer tried to flirt with her around the same general time that Jean Kim claims Stringer foisted himself upon her.
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The statements, signed off on by Stringer and several allies, were submitted in Manhattan Supreme Court as part of a defamation suit the 2021 mayoral contender filed last December.
The Nation, check out our latest issue. Subscribe to Support Progressive Journalism The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter. Sign up for our Wine Club today. Did you know you can support The Nation by drinking wine? On April 28, Jean Kim, a political lobbyist, accused Scott Stringer, New York City comptroller and the leading progressive candidate in the upcoming mayoral primary, of harassing and sexually assaulting her when she was an intern on his unsuccessful 2001 campaign for public advocate. Stringer vigorously...