A brand new courtroom submitting Friday in a lawsuit towards Tim Pearson has reopened an outdated wound for a girl who alleged 12 years in the past she was sexually assaulted in a Nassau County lodge by the previous senior adviser to Mayor Adams.
The girl’s allegation in 2013 by no means resulted in any expenses towards Pearson, and NYPD Inner Affairs information within the submitting point out a detective in Nassau County concluded the encounter amounted to “rough” consensual intercourse slightly than rape and steered it concerned an unsightly breakup.
The interior affairs probe was closed as a result of Pearson was not an NYPD worker on the time of the accusations.
However the brand new paperwork increase questions concerning the vetting of Pearson by Adams administration officers when the mayor appointed him in January 2022 as senior adviser, a submit with broad sway over the NYPD and different metropolis companies.
The paperwork containing the allegations had been filed in an unrelated lawsuit towards Pearson by retired NYPD Sgt. Roxanne Ludemann who alleges Pearson groped her then used his energy within the NYPD to retaliate towards her, NYPD Chief Miltiadis Marmara and two different cops. Legal professionals for Pearson and the town have denied the claims.
“The NYPD’s Internal Affairs files confirm that rape allegations against Timothy Pearson were brought to top officials and ignored,” mentioned Ludemann’s lawyer John Scola. “The city then brought him back without a thorough background check.”
Hugh Mo, an legal professional representing Pearson, mentioned Scola is introducing “stale, unproven” allegations that “unfairly tarnish Mr. Pearson’s character and credibility.”
“The allegations that purport to implicate Mr. Pearson in these filings are vague, conclusory, and unsupported by evidence,” Mo mentioned.
“Tim Pearson does not work for this administration and he was not a city employee when these allegations – which were determined to be unsubstantiated by law enforcement – were reported or when they allegedly took place,” mentioned Kayla Mamelak, an Adams spokeswoman.
Mamelak didn’t immediately tackle the query about Pearson’s vetting.
The narrative outlined within the IAB file says the lady knowledgeable then Chief of Division Philip Banks, later a deputy mayor beneath Adams, inside weeks of the November 2013 incident. The file additionally signifies in Might 2014, she advised then Deputy Chief Rodney Harrison concerning the alleged assault.
Phil Banks, then-deputy mayor for public security, at Metropolis Corridor in October 2023. (Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Day by day Information)
“I do remember her saying that Pearson did force himself on her in some form or fashion,” mentioned Harrison, who retired in 2021 as NYPD Chief of Detectives after which served as Suffolk County Police Commissioner. “I don’t recall the act that was committed. There was definitely a part that she shared that there was a relationship with him and it turned to a point where she wanted to file a complaint.”
Neither Banks, who resigned the deputy mayor submit in October, nor his lawyer Ben Brafman replied to requests for remark. The Inner Affairs file signifies that since Pearson had retired, it was outdoors of Banks’ jurisdiction and the case was closed.
She disputes the abstract by the Nassau detective within the Inner Affairs file. She says he advised her then Nassau DA Kathleen Rice wouldn’t take the case since she didn’t instantly receive a rape package from a hospital.
“None of this stuff is my story. This is Pearson’s side of the story,” she mentioned. “He (the Nassau sex crimes detective) said he would reach out to Pearson’s lawyer. When he called me back, he said there’s nothing I can do.”
“I was date-raped by the respondent (Pearson),” she wrote “I filed a complaint in Nassau County on Dec. 20, 2013. I did not report it right away because I was afraid. (Pearson) used his NYPD muscle to intimidate me.”
Nassau Household Court docket Legal professional Robert LoPresti signed off on an order of safety towards Pearson the identical day, the doc states.
Pearson, who retired as an inspector, was working for Resorts World On line casino when the alleged encounter occurred. In January 2022, Adams appointed him to the adviser submit.
Mayor Eric Adams Monday, June 23, 2025. (Barry Williams/ New York Day by day Information)
Throughout his rocky tenure at Metropolis Corridor, along with the 4 lawsuits, he was rebuked in an oversight report for pushing safety guards at a migrant shelter then offering false info to cops in ordering the guards arrested. He resigned in September.
The town Comptroller’s workplace confirmed they obtained the claims, however declined to share the paperwork themselves citing state legislation defending sexual assault victims.
“I feel like I was used by everybody,” she mentioned. “When they called me I had to cancel everything and just leave town. I felt like those who were supposed to help me abandoned me.”
Chris Sommerfeldt contributed to this story.
Initially Revealed: August 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM EDT
