(KRON) — Sam Altman, the CEO of main AI firm OpenAI, denied claims made by his sister Annie Altman that he sexually assaulted her a number of occasions. Annie filed a lawsuit in a Missouri courtroom on Monday.
Annie Altman says that Sam sexually assaulted her between 1997 and 2006. When the alleged assaults started, Sam was 12 and Annie was 3. She says they continued till she was 12 years previous and Sam was an grownup.
Annie Altman describes the alleged sexual assaults intimately, which KRON4 is not going to embody. A duplicate of the lawsuit may be discovered under.
Altman posted a press release from himself, his mom and his brothers denying the allegations. He mentioned Annie is going through psychological well being challenges.
“Our family loves Annie and is very concerned about her well-being,” the assertion mentioned. “Caring for a family member who faces mental health challenges is incredibly difficult.”
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Annie’s lawsuit additional accuses Sam of manipulating her into pondering the sexual acts had been her personal thought. The lawsuit asks for greater than $75,000 in damages. Altman’s internet value is $1.1 billion, in response to Forbes.
She first levied the allegations on social media in 2021 and made it official with the lawsuit this week. Sam mentioned the small print have “evolved drastically over time.”
“All of these claims are utterly untrue,” mentioned the assertion from the Altman household. “The situation causes immense pain to our entire family. It is especially gut-wrenching when she refuses conventional treatment and lashes out at family members who are genuinely trying to help.”
