Sam Altman’s sister is suing OpenAI CEO for sexual assault

Annie Altman, the sister of OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman, is suing her brother, accusing him of sexually abusing her when she was a minor. In a complaint filed this week in federal court in Missouri, Annie Altman alleges her older brother committed “numerous acts of rape, sexual assault, sexual violence, fornication, sodomy and battery” from 1997 to 2006, when the abuse began , when she was only three years old.

In a joint statement he did with his mother and two younger brothers, Sam Altman said that “all of (Annie’s) claims are completely false.” The Altmans say they have tried to support Annie in “many ways” over the years, including offering direct financial assistance.

“Annie has made deeply offensive and completely false claims about our family, especially Sam. We have chosen not to respond publicly, out of respect for her privacy and ours. However, she has now taken legal action against Sam and we feel we have no choice but to deal with this,” the statement said. “… This situation is causing tremendous pain to our entire family.”

Annie Altman has made similar accusations online over the past few years. “I’m no longer a four-year-old with a 13-year-old ‘brother’ who climbs into my bed without consent,” she wrote in X post from March 2023

As part of his lawsuit, Altman is seeking a trial and damages in excess of $75,000. per New York Times$75,000 is the minimum required for a federal lawsuit of this type. Her lawyer said The Times she is also seeking punitive damages based on her brother’s net worth, which may become public knowledge as part of the discovery process.