Overview
- The amended complaint, filed Wednesday in St. Louis federal court, invokes Missouri’s childhood sexual abuse statute after a March 20 ruling narrowed the original case.
- Annie Altman alleges Sam Altman sexually abused and raped her at their Clayton, Missouri home between 1997 and 2006, saying it began when she was three and he was 12.
- Judge Zachary Bluestone previously ruled standalone assault and battery claims expired in 2008, but the Missouri statute can allow older claims based on a limited window tied to age 21 or later discovery of injury.
- Sam Altman has denied the allegations, filed a defamation counterclaim tied to his sister’s 2021–2024 social media posts, and said in court filings that his family has supported her financially.
- The court must now decide if the amended pleading satisfies the Missouri statute before any merits phase or trial can begin.