Rudy Giuliani’s sexual assault accuser asks to restart her case after bankruptcy dismissal

A former employee of Rudy Giuliani has requested that the judge in her sexual assault case against the man once known as “America’s Mayor” to restart as soon as possible, now that his bankruptcy case has been dismissed.

Cash-strapped Giuliani had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December after he was ordered to pay a colossal $148m verdict to two election workers he had defamed. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane dismissed the former New York City mayor’s bankruptcy case on Friday, July 12 after lawyers for Giuliani and a lawyer for the election workers agreed that dismissal was the best path forward.

Days later, on Monday, lawyers forNoelle Dunphy, who brought her bombshell case against Giuliani in 2023, wrote a letter to the New York Supreme court judge saying: “We respectfully request that the Court place this matter back on the active calendar, and schedule oral argument on the parties’ outstanding motions.”

“Given the significant delay occasioned by Mr Giuliani’s bankruptcy, we request that the argument take place at the Court’s earliest convenient date,” her lawyer wrote.

Dunphy’s claims against her Giuliani are nothing short of explosive.

She asked for $10m, accusing Giuliani of sexual assault, harassment, wage theft and other misconduct over claims that he forced her to perform sex acts on him and work in the nude during her two-year employment.

Dunphy frequently recorded the former mayor, with his consent, for a book that she had hoped to write about Giuliani and Donald Trump. But these recordings have turned into evidence for the sexual assault case against the ex-US attorney.

According to transcripts, Giuliani allegedly says in one recording: “Come here, big t*ts. Your t*ts belong to me. Give them to me. I want to