St. Louis judge dismisses sexual abuse suit against OpenAI's Sam Altman brought by sister
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks on Sept. 29 at OpenAI's annual DevDay event in San Francisco, California.
Carlos Barria, REUTERSSam Altman won the dismissal of a civil lawsuit on Tuesday. His sister had accused the OpenAI co-founder and CEO of sexually abusing her repeatedly more than 20 years ago at their family's home in Clayton. Altman denies the accusations.
U.S. District Judge Zachary Bluestone dismissed Annie Altman's lawsuit after she refused to attend an independent medical examination, even though she had been warned that failing to attend could lead to the case being dismissed.
Laura Polizzi, a lawyer for Annie Altman, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Santos Perez, a lawyer who had previously represented Annie Altman in the case but withdrew this month, said in a statement, "I am no longer authorized to comment on this case, but I continue to believe in Annie."
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Lawyers for Sam Altman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Sam Altman became a leading figure in the rapid growth of artificial intelligence after the ChatGPT chatbot was released in 2022.
Annie Altman brought her lawsuit in federal court in St. Louis in January 2025.
She accused her brother of sexually abusing and raping her between 1997 and 2006 at the family home in Clayton. She said the abuse began when she was 3 and he was 12. She is now 30.
The Altman family has said Annie Altman has mental health challenges and has received financial support. Sam Altman has said she began accusing him of sexual abuse on social media after the family rejected her requests for more money.
The Post-Dispatch does not usually identify people who make claims of sexual assault, but Annie Altman agreed to be named.
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