According to Sealy, Foss eventually did stop before falling into a “drunken slumber, loudly snoring.” Sealy gave a graphic account of the alleged assault, in which Sealy claimed Foss forced oral sex on her, to which Sealy claimed she said, “Adam, stop,” numerous times. “‘Stupid girl,’ someone would later tell me.” I let him take off my dress and pull down my underwear. Texts and banter became thought-provoking conversations leading to private discussions about Foss’s mental health before they allegedly met in a Manhattan hotel about a month later, where Foss appeared drunk. She said they “texted every day,” noting their correspondence was of a sexual nature. Sealy stated she and Foss attended a four-day, star-studded conference where the two exchanged contact information before meeting in New York City about a week later. “I’d never heard of him, but a quick Google told me he was Adam John Foss, an ex-prosecutor whose 2016 TED Talk had over 2 million views,” Sealy wrote. Sealy published the blistering tell-all titled “The Wolf and the Whisper Network: A Rapist in a Feminist Tee,” accusing Foss of raping her in 2017. Officials didn’t release the name of the victim (as is the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office standard policy), although the crimes for which Foss is accused match allegations published by singer and writer Raegan Sealy in a 2020 Medium essay, as noted in the New York Times and the New York Post.

“There is evidence known to the prosecutors that even following the date at issue, the complaining witness sent texts and was sexting with our client in the hopes of continuing a sexual relationship.” “The complaining has numerous times made statements that reflect a consensual relationship that she wanted to continue, even after the date that she alleged that a crime occurred,” said Gottlieb. Through his lawyer, Foss said the interaction was consensual, according to the New York Post. His defense attorney, Robert Gottlieb, called the accusations “very disturbing,” citing a “historic and stereotypical racial dynamic involving a Black man and a white woman.” “After the survivor repeatedly said ‘no’ to Foss’s sexual advances, the two fell asleep before Foss allegedly raped the woman as she slept,” the district attorney’s office stated.įoss pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to the charges at the State Supreme Court in Manhattan, according to the New York Times. 21, 2017.īased on court documents and on-record statements, prosecutors said the pair made arrangements to meet at a Midtown Manhattan hotel after about a month of “exchanging calls and texts” when the alleged rape took place. Prosecutors say the former Boston attorney, whose primary residence is in Los Angeles, raped a 25-year-old woman on Oct.

announced the indictment on Tuesday, formally charging Foss with first-degree rape and first-degree sexual assault, according to a press release. Criminal justice reform activist and former prosecuting attorney, Adam Foss, has been charged with rape, according to New York City officials.

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