美法官正式驳回针对 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman 的性侵指控诉讼

本周二，美国联邦地区法院法官扎卡里·布鲁斯通（Zachary Bluestone）正式驳回了 Ann Altman 去年提起的诉讼，该诉讼指控其兄长、OpenAI CEO Sam Altman 在童年时期曾对其进行性虐待。正如《卫报》（The Guardian）早前报道，法官在裁定中指出，在过去一年里，尽管法院多次警告不履职将导致案件被撤销，但 Ann 仍未能出席独立医学评估，且未能按期完成其他多项程序节点。

去年案件提起时，Sam Altman 与其母亲及兄弟发表联合声明称：“安妮（Annie）对我们的家庭、特别是对山姆提出了极具伤害性且完全失实的指控……所有这些指控都是彻头彻尾的谎言。这一局面给我们全家带来了巨大的痛苦。”

布鲁斯通法官批准了 Sam Altman 提出的“禁止再次起诉（with prejudice）”驳回动议，这意味着原告无法再就此案由向该法院重新提起诉讼；同时，法官驳回了 Sam 要求对方承担律师费和相关诉讼开支的申请。此前代理 Ann 直至本月退出的律师桑托斯·佩雷斯（Santos Perez）在给《卫报》的一份声明中表示：“我已不再被授权对此案发表评论，但我依然信任安妮。”

On Tuesday, US District Judge Zachary Bluestone dismissed the lawsuit Ann Altman filed last year alleging that her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, had sexually abused her throughout her childhood. As reported earlier by The Guardian , the judge wrote that over the past year, Ann had failed to appear for an independent medical examination or meet other deadlines despite warnings that it would result in the case being dismissed.

When the case was filed last year, a statement shared by Sam Altman, his mother, and his brothers said, “Annie has made deeply hurtful and entirely untrue claims about our family, and especially Sam… All of these claims are utterly untrue. This situation causes immense pain to our entire family.”

Bluestone granted Sam Altman’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning it can’t be refiled in that court, while denying Sam’s request for attorney fees and costs. Santos Perez, a lawyer who had represented Ann until withdrawing this month, told The Guardian in a statement that “I am no longer authorized to comment on this case but I continue to believe in Annie.”