JPMorgan government vehemently denies lurid sexual harassment allegations that went viral on social media | EUROtoday

Lorna Hajdini, a feminine government director with JPMorgan, has denied sexual harassment allegations made in opposition to her in a lawsuit this week that rapidly went viral on social media.

The grievance, filed Monday, April 27, in New York, shared lurid particulars from an ex-JPMorgan worker, recognized solely as “John Doe,” claiming Hajdini coerced him into intercourse, made racist remarks and drugged him.

In the grievance, Doe claims Hajdini was promoted to a senior function on his group on the funding financial institution in early 2024 and shortly made sexual advances in direction of him.

When Doe rejected her advances, he alleges Hajdini threatened his profession.

Doe claimed Hajdini advised him on one event: “If you don’t f*** my brains out tonight, I’m going to sabotage your promotion.” Similarly surprising quotes have turn into extensively unfold on social media as customers make mild of the accusations. On Thursday, Megyn Kelly learn among the graphic excerpts on her present and urged Hajdini “needs to” work “on her flirtation routine.”

Doe is looking for damages for misplaced earnings, emotional misery and reputational hurt, in addition to punitive damages and modifications to the financial institution’s practices, the grievance stated.

However, a court docket consultant advised People journal on Friday that the grievance had been “returned for correction,” and was not publicly out there and that they might not present additional particulars.

In an announcement to People by a JPMorgan spokesperson, Hajdini’s attorneys stated she “categorically denies the allegations.”

“She never engaged in any inappropriate conduct with this individual of any kind and has never even been to the location where the alleged sexual assault supposedly took place,” her attorneys stated.

The Independent has contacted the New York County Supreme Court and JPMorgan for additional remark. Daniel J. Kaiser, the legal professional listed on the New York County Supreme Court docket as representing Doe, didn’t instantly reply to The Independent’s request for remark.

A JPMorgan spokesperson stated in an earlier assertion to The Daily Mailwhich first reported on the lawsuit, that there had been an inner probe of the matter.

“Following our investigation, we don’t believe there’s any merit to these claims. While numerous employees cooperated with the investigation, the complainant refused to participate and has declined to provide facts that would be central to support his allegations,” the spokesperson stated.