Sam Altman's sister claims Sam sexually abused her -- Part 1: Introduction, outline, author's notes
Introduction Sam Altman's sister, Annie Altman, has claimed that Sam sexually abused her when she was a child for approximately 9 years, beginning when she was 3 years old and he was 12 years old, and continuing until she was approximately 12 years old and he was approximately 21 years old. Annie has stated that she has suffered various severe forms of abuse from Sam Altman throughout her life, including sexual, physical, emotional, verbal, financial, technological (shadowbanning, hacking), pharmacological (forced Zoloft), and psychological abuse. She has also stated that she has experienced abuse from her other brother Jack Altman, though she has noted that most of the abuse she's experienced has come from Sam. This is the 1st in a series of 11 posts I've written that attempt to provide a comprehensive, objective, and unbiased account of the situation, and the information that's currently available. On January 6, 2025, Annie Altman filed a lawsuit against Sam Altman in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division. The lawsuit is ongoing. A jury trial is set to begin Monday, March 31, 2025. Key events that have occurred in the lawsuit thus far (I'll provide more detail in the 6 subsequent posts that follow this post): * January 6, 2025: Annie's legal counsel files a complaint against Sam Altman in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The complaint demands a jury trial. * January 7, 2025: Sam posts a statement from him, his brothers, and his mother in response on X (formerly Twitter.) * March 7, 2025: Sam's legal counsel files: * A motion to dismiss Annie's "Common-Law Claims" and to dismiss or strike Annie's "Prayer for Punitive Damages." * A memorandum of law in support of the above motion. * "Defendant Samuel Altman's Answer and Affirmative Defenses to Plaintiff's Complaint; Counterclaims in Reply" * March 14, 2025: Annie's legal counsel files "Plantiff's Unopposed Mot