Sam Altman, Ann Altman’s older brother and a co-founder of OpenAI, has been accused by Ann Altman of sexually harassing and molestation from the time she was three years old in 1997 until 2006.
Ms. Altman filed a lawsuit against her brother in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Monday, requesting $75,000 in damages. Ms. Altman, who created an OnlyFans account in 2020 to survive, claimed she broke off contact with her mother and two siblings for delaying giving her a share of her late father’s fortune.
Ms. Altman claims that she suffered from “PTSD, severe emotional distress, mental anguish, and depression, which is expected to continue into the future” as a result of the sexual abuse.
The founder of OpenAI was charged by Ms. Altman in the case with “many acts of rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse, molestation, sodomy, and battery.”
In October 2024, Ms. Altman posted on X, “I began sex work while houseless and having my dead dad’s money in my name withheld from me.” “And receiving comments about my mental health and other things from absers” (sic) that I didn’t communicate with in 2020
Mr. Altman vehemently refuted the charges, stating that his sister, whom he referred to as “Annie,” had mental health problems and had declined “conventional treatment.”
In a statement that Mr. Altman posted on X on Wednesday, the family stated, “Annie has made deeply hurtful and completely untrue claims about our family, and especially Sam.” “This is causing our whole family a great deal of pain.”
In response to the charges, the family stated that “Annie” was not satisfied and insisted on receiving more money even though she was given a monthly stipend.
The statement read, “Our family loves Annie and is very concerned about her well-being.” “We anticipate that Annie will continue to receive monthly financial support for the remainder of her life. Annie still demands more money from us in spite of this.
However, Ryan Mahoney, Ms. Altman’s attorney, claimed that there was no proof connecting his client’s charges to her mental illness.
Her attorney told the Wall Street Journal, “There is no evidence that her own mental health has contributed to her allegations.”
In accordance with a Missouri law that permitted victims of child sexual assault to pursue charges up until their 31st birthday, Mr. Mahoney filed the lawsuit. Two days prior to her 31st birthday on Wednesday, Ms. Altman filed a lawsuit against her brother on Monday.
