The process by which Sam Altman was accused of sexual abuse by his sister will not advance in American justice.

The process by which Sam Altman was accused of sexual abuse by his sister will not advance in American justice Sam Altman obtained on Tuesday the rejection of a civil lawsuit filed by his sister, who accused the founder and CEO of OpenAI of repeated sexual abuse, which she claims occurred more than two decades ago, accusations that he and the rest of the family deny, according to Reuters. In the decision by which he rejected the lawsuit filed by Annie Altman, federal judge Zachary Bluestone wrote that she refused to appear for an independent medical examination, despite warnings that failure to appear would result in the dismissal of the case. Laura Politi, attorney for Annie Altman, did not immediately respond to a request from Reuters to comment on the situation. Santos Perez, a lawyer who previously represented Annie Altman in this case but withdrew from the case this month, stated in a release: "I am no longer authorized to comment on this case, but I continue to believe in Annie." Sam Altman's lawyers did not immediately respond to a request to comment on the situation. Annie Altman filed the lawsuit in January 2025, in a federal court in St. Louis, Missouri. She accused her brother of sexually abusing and raping her between 1997 and 2006, in the family home in the Clayton, Missouri suburbs. She claims the abuse began when she was 3 years old, and he was 12. According to her, the most recent acts of sexual abuse and rape occurred when Sam Altman was already an adult. He is currently 41 years old. The Altman family rejected Annie's accusations, stating that she suffers from mental health problems. In a joint statement published in January with her mother, Connie, and her brothers Jack and Max, Sam Altman denied the accusations. "Annie made deeply painful and completely untrue statements about our family, and especially about Sam," they stated in the statement. "We chose not to respond publicly, out of respect for their privacy and ours. However, she has now filed a legal action against Sam, and we feel that we have no other option than to address this situation." They stated that "all these accusations are completely untrue," adding that "this situation causes immense pain to our entire family." They claim that Ann Altman is facing "mental health challenges" and "refuses conventional treatments, reacting aggressively against family members who are genuinely trying to help her." Sam Altman revealed his homosexual identity in high school when he was 17 years old. He married his partner, Oliver Mulherin, in January 2024. Altman gained international notoriety with the launch of the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT by OpenAI in November 2022. Supported by Microsoft, the company was recently valued at $157 billion, with funding from Nvidia chip manufacturer Thrive Capital, SoftBank, and others. Altman was temporarily dismissed from his position as CEO by the OpenAI board of directors in November 2023, but was quickly reinstated due to pressure from investors and employees.