Ann Altman, the younger sister of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI—the organization behind ChatGPT—filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging that her brother subjected her to repeated sexual abuse spanning nearly a decade.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri, alleges that the abuse occurred at the family’s home in Clayton, Missouri, between 1997 and 2006, starting when Ann was just three years old, and Sam was 12 and continued until she was twelve.
The filing claims that the abuse took place “several times per week,” beginning with acts of oral sex and escalating to penetration as the years progressed, CNBC reported.
According to the lawsuit, Ann has endured “severe emotional distress, mental anguish, and depression” as a result of the alleged abuse.
“The plaintiff seeks justice for the profound harm caused by the defendant’s actions,” the filing reads. It requests a jury trial and damages exceeding $75,000.
Sam Altman, who is openly gay, married his partner, Oliver Mulherin, in a seaside ceremony last year.
The Altman family has vehemently denied these allegations. In a statement released by Sam Altman, his mother, and his two brothers, they describe Ann’s claims as “utterly untrue,” attributing