Rudy Giuliani bumbles through hearing with sex assault accuser that ends with personal attacks and a mute button [View all]
Source: The Independent
3 hours ago
Rudy Giuliani’s sexual assault case hearing spiraled into chaos for two hours that ended with the former New York City mayor being muted by the judge.
The first oral arguments in the civil suit, brought by accuser Noelle Dunphy, unfolded on Wednesday after a series of delays in the case that was first filed in early 2023. Dunphy, who claims to be his former employee, is accusing Giuliani of wide-ranging misconduct, including sexual harassment, assault, battery and a hostile work environment. The hearing was streamed online and journalists were allowed to watch.
The remote hearing was plagued by technical difficulties, high-pitched acoustic feedback and confusion. At one point, Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian businessman and former Giuliani associate-turned-critic, tried to be admitted to the virtual meeting — a move that the ex-mayor vocally objected to. The judge didn’t let Parnas in. Justin Kelton, Dunphy’s lawyer, said he was a potential witness in the case.
Adam Katz, the lawyer representing Giuliani’s businesses in this matter, struggled to be heard during the Microsoft Teams call as his connection kept dropping while the former mayor spoke when the judge expressed wanting him to be muted. Almost immediately, confusion ensued.
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