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Ex-NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer makes new explosive claims about sex assault allegations that derailed his 2021 mayoral campaign

Nypost · · 381 words · By Peter Senzamici
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Former City Comptroller Scott Stringer claims the bombshell sex assault allegations that derailed his 2021 mayoral campaign were part of a dirty tricks operation hatched by political operatives working for businessman Andrew Yang.”
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Multiple web search results report that Scott Stringer claimed the allegations were part of a dirty tricks operation hatched by political operatives tied to Andrew Yang. This claim is reported by at least two independent web sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party primary for the 2021 New York City mayoral election took place on June 22, 2021. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams defeated 12 other candidates, including Kathryn Garcia, Maya…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_New_York_City_Democratic_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent mayor Bill de Blasio was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. Democratic Brooklyn Borough president an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_New_York_City_mayoral_ele…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrew Yang (born January 13, 1975) is an American businessman, lobbyist and political commentator. He founded the political party and action committee Forward Party in 2021, for which he serves as c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Yang
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“Stringer, who is suing his accuser Jean Kim for defamation, claimed that a political consultant working for Yang and his failed mayoral campaign even presented him with a mea culpa last year, according to court documents.”
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Two separate web search results report that Stringer claimed a political consultant working for Yang presented him with a mea culpa last year, according to court documents. This constitutes corroboration from multiple independent web sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party primary for the 2021 New York City mayoral election took place on June 22, 2021. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams defeated 12 other candidates, including Kathryn Garcia, Maya…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_New_York_City_Democratic_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent mayor Bill de Blasio was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. Democratic Brooklyn Borough president an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_New_York_City_mayoral_ele…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician who was the 19th prime minister of Canada from June to November 1993. Campbell is the first and only female prime mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Campbell
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“He is now seeking to add bigwig consulting firm Tusk Strategies and its eponymous owner Bradley Tusk to his lawsuit against Kim, the Manhattan Supreme Court filings show.”
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The evidence provided only contains general information about Tusk Strategies and Scott Stringer's lawsuit against Jean Kim, but none of the retrieved search results explicitly confirm the detail that Stringer is *now* adding Tusk Strategies and Bradley Tusk to his lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court filings. The claim relies heavily on the context of the initial web search result, but no second source confirms this specific filing detail.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cyrus Roberts Vance Jr. (born June 14, 1954) is an American attorney and retired politician who served as the District Attorney of New York County, New York. He was previously a principal partner at t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the smallest county by area in the U.S. state …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott M. Stringer (born April 29, 1960) is an American politician who served as the 44th New York City Comptroller. A Democrat, Stringer also previously served as a New York State Assemblyman, and as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Stringer
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“Stringer claims that last March, the unnamed Yang campaign consultant told him — after reading a New York Times story about the #MeToo movement — that “Tusk manufactured each of the defamatory statements” that upended his own campaign.”
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Two independent web search results directly quote or paraphrase Stringer's claim that an unnamed Yang campaign consultant told him in March that Tusk manufactured the defamatory statements after reading a New York Times story about #MeToo. This is reported by multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party primary for the 2021 New York City mayoral election took place on June 22, 2021. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams defeated 12 other candidates, including Kathryn Garcia, Maya…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_New_York_City_Democratic_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A24 is an American independent film production and distribution company based in New York City. It launched in August 2012, released its first film, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, in F…
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“The former comptroller claims that he “vetted the information [the consultant] provided to confirm its accuracy,” according to the court docs.”
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The claim that Stringer stated he 'vetted the information' is directly quoted in one web search result citing court documents. No other independent source corroborates this specific detail.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tennessee Comptroller Claims Nashville Nonprofit Misspent over 10 Percent of State Grant, Including $29,000 to Executive Director.
https://thestarnewsnetwork.com/2024/02/21/tennessee-comptrol…
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web search NEUTRAL — The former comptroller claims that he “vetted the information [the consultant] provided to confirm its accuracy,” according to the court docs. Stringer also noted his lawyers attempted to resolve his …
https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/us-news/ex-nyc-comptroller-sco…
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web search NEUTRAL — The FCT Police Command has given details on how the former Comptroller-General of Immigration David Parradang died.We urge the public and media outlets to refrain from spreading unverified information…
https://www.cknnigeria.com/2025/03/breaking-former-comptroll…
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“Stringer also noted his lawyers attempted to resolve his claims with Tusk directly, which failed.”
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Two separate web search results report that Stringer's lawyers attempted to resolve his claims directly with Tusk, and that this attempt failed. This is corroborated by multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stringer also noted his lawyers attempted to resolve his claims with Tusk directly, which failed. Former NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer in court during a hearing of his lawsuit against Jean Kim ...
https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/us-news/ex-nyc-comptroller-sco…
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web search NEUTRAL — Claims by Scott Stringer Accuser Unravel as Progressives Flee New York Mayoral Candidate New details about Jean Kim's role on Stringer's 2001 campaign and her relationship to the candidate ...
https://theintercept.com/2021/05/04/nyc-mayor-scott-stringer…
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web search NEUTRAL — Former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is suing the woman whose claims of sexual assault were credited with, or blamed for, derailing his 2021 mayoral campaign—alleging the relationship ...
https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2022/12/12/ex-nyc-mayo…
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“A lawyer representing Kim in April 2021 leveled allegations that Stringer “groped her, repeatedly touched her sexually without her consent [and] made multiple sexual advances toward her which she rejected.””
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Multiple web search results report the specific allegations made by a lawyer representing Jean Kim in April 2021: that Stringer groped her, repeatedly touched her sexually without consent, and made multiple sexual advances. This is reported by multiple independent sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician who was the 19th prime minister of Canada from June to November 1993. Campbell is the first and only female prime mi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kim Jong Un (born 8 January c. 1982–1984) is a North Korean politician and dictator who has served as the supreme leader of North Korea since 2011, following the death of his father, Kim Jong Il. He i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kimberly Noel Kardashian (born October 21, 1980) is an American media personality, socialite and businesswoman. She first gained media attention in 2007 following the unauthorized release of a sex tap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Kardashian
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“Kim also held a news conference at which she accused Stringer of repeatedly asking, “Why won’t you f–k me?” while she was an unpaid intern on his 2001 campaign for public advocate.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Jean Kim accused Stringer of repeatedly asking, 'Why won't you f-k me?' while she was an unpaid intern on his 2001 campaign for public advocate. This is strongly corroborated.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kim also held a news conference at which she accused Stringer of repeatedly asking, "Why won't you f-k me?" while she was an unpaid intern on his 2001 campaign for public advocate.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/us-news/ex-nyc-comptroller-sco…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kim also held a news conference at which she accused Stringer of repeatedly asking, "Why won't you f-k me?" while she was an unpaid intern on his 2001 campaign.
https://nypost.com/2022/12/12/ex-comptroller-scott-stringer-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jean Kim last week alleged publicly that Stringer repeatedly groped her and said, "Why won't you f-k me?" when she worked as an "unpaid intern" for his 2001 campaign for public advocate.
https://nypost.com/2021/05/04/stringer-accuser-jean-kim-file…
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“Shortly before the allegations surfaced, a NY1/Ipsos poll showed Stringer in third place ahead of the Democratic mayoral primary, with 11% of likely voters saying he was their first pick.”
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Although the claim references a specific poll (NY1/Ipsos) and date, no evidence was returned in the search results or Wikipedia entries that confirms the existence or specific results of this poll for Scott Stringer.
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“About two weeks after Kim’s news conference, that number dropped to 9%.”
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No evidence was returned in the search results or Wikipedia entries that confirms the specific drop in Stringer's first-pick percentage to 9% two weeks after Kim's news conference.
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“On Election Day, Stringer wound up with just 5.5% of the first-round votes, putting him in fifth place before he was eliminated in the ranked-choice contest that was won by Mayor Eric Adams.”
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“His campaign for the Democratic nomination in last year’s mayoral primary also failed to pick up steam.”
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