Rape rap vs. woke former prosecutor

A social-justice advocate and former Boston prosecutor has been indicted for allegedly raping a woman at a New York City hotel, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.

Adam Foss, 42, of Los Angeles, was freed without bail at his arraignment in Manhattan Supreme Court, where he pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree rape and sexual abuse.

Judge Curtis Farber granted him supervised release at the request of prosecutors, with the condition that he surrender his passport, the DA’s office said.

Foss — a public speaker and founder of the social-justice organization Prosecutor Impact — is accused of raping a 25year-old woman while she slept in a room at a Midtown hotel on Oct. 21, 2017.

He and the victim had been calling and texting for a month prior to the date, when she repeatedly rebuffed his efforts to have sex before the two fell asleep, prosecutors said.

Foss, who’s given lectures on criminal justice reform for TED Talk, then allegedly took advantage of the woman as she slept and “was incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless,” the indictment alleges.

Singer Raegan Sealy in 2020 publicly accused Foss of raping her after the pair met at an event where she was performing and he was giving a speech. A

spokesperson for the DA’s office, which doesn’t reveal victim identities, said they couldn’t confirm if Sealy was the alleged victim.

In an essay on Medium, Sealy claimed she told Foss, “I’m not having sex with you tonight, you’re too drunk,” before she fell asleep and was attacked.

Foss’ lawyer, Robert Gottlieb, called the allegations “preposterous” and the sex consensual.

He said there is evidence that “even following the date at issue the complaining witness sent texts and was sexting with our client in the hopes of continuing a sexual relationship.”