Annie Altman Amends Abuse Lawsuit Against Sam Altman

Annie Altman filed an amended civil lawsuit against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, on April 1, 2026, in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, reviving allegations of childhood sexual abuse that occurred at their family home in Clayton, Missouri, between 1997 and 2006.

According to the amended complaint, the abuse began when Annie Altman was three years old and Sam Altman was 12, involving multiple incidents of sexual abuse and rape over nearly a decade. The filing seeks to pursue the claims under Missouri's Childhood Sexual Abuse statute, which permits certain delayed lawsuits by victims of abuse during their childhood. This statute allows claims to be brought within 10 years of turning 21 or within three years of discovering the link between the abuse and resulting injuries, whichever is later.

The original lawsuit, filed in January 2025, was dismissed on March 20, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Zachary Bluestone. The judge ruled that standalone claims of sexual assault and battery were barred by the statute of limitations, which had expired in 2008. However, Bluestone granted permission to amend the complaint under the childhood abuse provision, noting it provided a potential...