ChatGPT Founder Sam Altman's Sister Is Suing Him For Sexual Abuse | JP
OpenAI CEO and creator of ChatGPT Sam Altman’s sister, Ann Altman, has filed a lawsuit in a U.S. District Court accusing her brother of sexually assaulting her between 1997 and 2006.
Ann Altman filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Missouri and claimed her brother Sam sexually abused her at their family’s home in Clayton, Missouri.
The lawsuit claims Sam sexually abused her when she was three and he was 12.
In response to the lawsuit, Sam Altman, his mother, and his brother denied the allegations.
NEW: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denies s*xual abuse allegations from his sister who claimed he abused her regularly for nearly a decade.
In a lawsuit filed Monday, Ann Altman claimed her brother abused her between 1997 and 2006.
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— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 8, 2025
My sister has filed a lawsuit against me. Here is a statement from my mom, brothers, and me: pic.twitter.com/Nve0yokTSX
— Sam Altman (@sama) January 7, 2025
Here’s what CNBC reported:
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s sister, Ann Altman, filed a lawsuit on Monday, alleging that her brother sexually abused her regularly between the years of 1997 and 2006.
The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri, alleges that the abuse took place at the family’s home in Clayton, Missouri, and began when Ann, who goes by Annie, was three and Sam was 12. The filing claims that the abusive activities took place “several times per week,” beginning with oral sex and later involving penetration.
The lawsuit claims that “as a direct and proximate result of the foregoing acts of sexual assault,” the plaintiff has experienced “severe emotional distress, mental anguish, and depression, which is expected to continue into the future.”
The younger Altman has publicly made similar sexual assault allegations against her brother in the past on platforms like X, but this is the first time she’s taken him to court. She’s being represented by Ryan Mahoney, whose Illinois-based firm specializes in matters including sexual assault and harassment.
The lawsuit requests a jury trial and damages in excess of $75,000.
In a joint statement on X with his mother, Connie, and his brothers Jack and Max, Sam Altman denied the allegations.
The sister of OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has filed a lawsuit alleging that he regularly sexually abused her over a number of years, starting when they were children.
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Per The Guardian:
The sister of the OpenAI chief executive, Sam Altman, has filed a lawsuit alleging that he regularly sexually abused her for several years, starting when they were children.
The lawsuit filed on 6 January in a US district court in the Eastern District of Missouri alleges that the abuse began when Ann Altman was three and Sam Altman was 12. The filing alleges that the last instance of abuse took place when he was an adult but his sister, known as Annie, was still a child.
The chief executive of the ChatGPT developer posted a joint statement on X, which he had signed along with his mother, Connie, and his younger brothers, Max and Jack, denying the allegations and calling them “utterly untrue”.
“Our family loves Annie and is very concerned about her wellbeing,” the statement said. “Caring for a family member who faces mental health challenges is incredibly difficult.”