The content of the complaint caused me to have additional doubt about the truth of Ann Altman's claims. One of the key claims in pythagoras0515's post is that Ann Altman's claims have been self-consistent. That is, Ann Altman has been claiming that approximately the same acts occurred, over a consistent period of time, when given the opportunity to express her views. However, here, there is significant divergence. In the lawsuit complaint, she is alleging that the abuse took place, repeatedly over eight to nine years, a claim that is not supported by any of the evidence in pythagoras0515's post. In addition, another claim from the original post is that the reason she's only bringing up these allegations now is because she suppressed the memory of the abuse. The science behind suppressed memory is controversial, but I doubt that even its staunchest advocates would claim that a person could involuntarily suppress the memory of repeated acts carried out consistently over a long period of time. Therefore, I am more inclined to doubt Ann Altman's allegations based on the contents of the initial complaint filed for the lawsuit.
All that said, I do look forward to seeing what other evidence she can bring forth to support her claims, assuming that Sam Altman doesn't settle out of court to avoid the negative publicity of a trial.
Is there any chance for her to win? I mean, whether it happened or not, it’s word against word, right?
The judge has dismissed Ann Altman's case against Sam Altman, on narrow procedural grounds. The statute that Ann Altman was filing her case under had a statute of limitations that expired in 2008. Judge Zachary Bluestone has said that Ann can re-file her case using a different law, the Missouri Childhood Sexual Abuse law, which carries a looser statute of limitations.
The judge is also allowing a defamation counterclaim filed by Sam Altman to proceed.
Too soon to say. Right now, nobody but the plaintiff and her lawyers knows what evidence they'll be presenting.
On January 6, 2025, Ann Altman filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Missouri alleging that Sam Altman carried out multiple acts of sexual abuse against her over "a period of approximately eight or nine years" starting in 1997. The case number is
4:25-cv-00017, for those who have PACER access.I find the lawsuit complaint notable because the alleged scope of the abuse appears to be much greater than indicated in pythagoras0515's post.