A former J.P. Morgan employee has filed a lawsuit against Executive Director Lorna Hajdini, accusing her of severe sexual harassment and professional coercion. The complaint alleges Hajdini drugged the complainant with illicit substances and threatened to withhold his performance bonus if he did not comply with her sexual demands.
The lawsuit was filed on Monday under the pseudonym John Doe in New York County Supreme Court.
Denying the allegations, Hajdini said she never engaged in inappropriate conduct and has never visited the location where the alleged incident occurred.
In the suit, the plaintiff accused the 37-year-old executive director of drugging him with Rohypnol and Viagra and alleged he was turned into a “sex slave.”
The claims became public after The Daily Mail reported the story on Wednesday evening.
An internal investigation by the bank’s HR department and in-house lawyers reportedly found no evidence of wrongdoing. The probe included a review of team phone records and emails.
“Following an investigation, we don’t believe there’s any merit to these claims,” a bank spokesperson told the New York Post. The company has strongly denied all the allegations. “While numerous employees cooperated with the investigation, the complainant refused to participate and has declined to provide facts that would be central to support his allegations,” the spokesperson added.
The suit alleges Hajdini arrived unannounced at John Doe’s apartment and forced him to have sex. The complainant said the alleged coercion began shortly after he joined J.P. Morgan’s leveraged-finance team in spring 2024.
He said he filed an internal complaint in May 2025, alleging race- and gender-based harassment and abuse of power.
A colleague described the complainant as “socially awkward” but competent. Reports say John Doe was not a subordinate of Hajdini. Supporters of Hajdini have called the lawsuit “fabricated.”
Hajdini, an NYU Stern graduate, volunteers with Minds Matter, a nonprofit supporting underprivileged students pursuing higher education. Associates describe her as a top performer at the company.
