Appeals court allows Scott Stringer to proceed with defamation case against sex assault accuser who surfaced during previous mayoral run

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Appeals court allows Scott Stringer to proceed with defamation case against sex assault accuser who surfaced during previous mayoral run

Scott Stringer, the former city comptroller, can move forward with his defamation case against the woman who accused him of sexual misconduct amid his failed 2021 mayoral run, a state appeals court ruled on Thursday. In an unanimous decision on April 21, the state Appellate Division, First Department, overturned a lower court’s ruling last year tossing out Stringer’s defamation suit against his accuser: Jean Kim. The decision comes at a time whe…