India, April 30 -- A senior executive at JPMorgan Chase has been accused of sexual harassment, coercion, drugging, and racial abuse in a lawsuit filed in the New York County Supreme Court.

The complaint, brought by a junior employee identified anonymously as John Doe, alleges a sustained pattern of misconduct spanning several months.

The lawsuit names Lorna Hajdini, an executive director in the bank's Leveraged Finance division, as the primary accused. According to reports citing the filing, the alleged abuse began shortly after the plaintiff joined the firm in March 2024 and escalated over time.

Doe, described as an Asian male employee, claims Hajdini used her senior position to pressure him into non-consensual sexual acts. The compla...