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USA | Sam Altman’s sister files sexual abuse lawsuit against him — his family says it’s ‘utterly untrue’ (www.theverge.com)

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“This situation causes immense pain to our entire family.”

Case file: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.moed.217171/gov.uscourts.moed.217171.1.0.pdf

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

the rest of the family wouldn’t know

They're not just saying they don't know of any abuse. They're saying she has a history of trying to extort relatives by threatening to make accusations of sexual abuse.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I get that. But it's also possible that that inspiration came from somewhere. We don't know one way or another.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The abuse might even be the reason for the mental illness.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Exactly my point, yes.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

Or vice versa. People with mental illness often make for easy victims.