Annie Altman, the sister of OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman, has sued her brother, accusing him of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor. In a complaint Filed this week in federal court in Missouri, Annie Altman alleges that her older brother committed “numerous acts of rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual assault, sodomy and battery » from 1997 to 2006, the abuse beginning when she was just three years old. old.
In a joint statement that he did alongside his mother and two younger brothers, Sam Altman said: “all [Annie’s] the claims are completely false. The Altmans say they have tried to support Annie in “many ways” over the years, including offering direct financial help.
“Annie has made deeply hurtful and completely false statements about our family, particularly Sam. We have chosen not to respond publicly, out of respect for her privacy and ours. However, she has now taken legal action against Sam, and we feel we have no choice but to resolve this matter,” the statement said. “…This situation is causing immense pain to our entire family. »
In recent years, Annie Altman has made similar allegations online. “I no longer have four years and a 13-year-old ‘brother’ climbing into my bed non-consensually,” she wrote in a statement. Message from March 2023.
As part of his lawsuit, Altman is seeking a jury trial and damages in excess of $75,000. By The New York Times$75,000 is the minimum required for a federal lawsuit of this type. His lawyer said The times She is also seeking punitive damages based on her brother’s net worth, which could become public as part of the case’s discovery process.
