A 37-year-old executive director at JPMorgan Chase, Lorna Hajdini, has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually harassing a married colleague over several months.

The complaint alleges that she used her senior position to pressure and intimidate the junior employee, ignoring his repeated objections. It further claims she engaged in abusive behaviour, including alleged drugging, racial insults, and threats to his career when he rejected her advances,
according to a report by the Daily Mail on Thursday.

The accuser also alleged that she admitted to drugging him on multiple occasions with a substance commonly referred to as a “date rape drug.”

He further claimed that during one incident, she verbally abused him while he was in distress as she allegedly carried out a non-consensual sexual act.

The accuser, who requested anonymity, filed a complaint under the pseudonym “John Doe” on Monday in the United States New York County Supreme Court.

He said he concealed his identity to protect himself and his family after allegedly receiving threats.

In the lawsuit, Doe also accused JPMorgan Chase of enabling the alleged abuse and retaliating after he reported it.

He claimed the bank placed him on involuntary leave, damaged his reputation, and failed to stop ongoing threats against him, while the 37-year-old defendant and others allegedly faced no consequences.

According to the accuser’s complaint, the alleged abuse began shortly after the two started working together in the spring of 2024.

Doe, who is of Asian descent, joined JPMorgan Chase as a Senior Vice President/Director in March 2024, while Hajdini was appointed to the same team in a senior role in April 2024.

The lawsuit states that Hajdini’s alleged sexual advances began in May 2024, when she reportedly dropped a pen near Doe’s desk and, while bending to pick it up, rubbed his leg and squeezed his calf.

He claims she then made sexually suggestive remarks about his college basketball background and expressed inappropriate interest in him.

Reportedly, the alleged conduct became more frequent and explicit over time, according to Doe’s complaint.
He further stated that later in May 2024, Hajdini invited him out for drinks, which he declined.

He alleges that she responded with threatening and sexually explicit language, warning that “If you don’t f**k me soon, I’m going to ruin you… never forget, I f**king own you.” career.

Doe also claimed that despite his continued refusal, she allegedly made further threats of professional retaliation, suggesting that career advancement to executive director-level positions would depend on him submitting to her demands.

The complaint also alleges that she subjected him to racially offensive language, including terms such as “Brown boy” and “Arab boy toy,” as part of the alleged pattern of harassment.

At another point later in the year, Hajdini allegedly told Doe that she “owned” him and would make him “pay,” warning that he would not remain in good standing without her support, according to the complaint.

She also reportedly made derogatory remarks about his background and alleged that his prospects within the firm would be undermined if he did not comply with her demands, including threats to sabotage his promotion.

The accuser further stated that he was repeatedly told Hajdini “owned” him and controlled his promotion and bonus, which he interpreted as a threat that both could be withheld if he did not comply.

He also alleged that, out of fear of retaliation, he eventually submitted to at least two sexual encounters with Hajdini.

Doe, who said he feared the company would not properly investigate his allegations, reportedly began seeking employment elsewhere in late 2024. However, he claimed his job prospects were later affected after Hajdini and other senior managers allegedly provided “aggressively negative” references.

In a written complaint submitted to JPMorgan Chase in 2025, Doe outlined what he described as racial and gender-based discrimination, as well as a pattern of “severe sexual abuse.”

Following his complaint, Doe said he began receiving threatening phone calls from multiple individuals who allegedly sought to silence him. He further claimed some callers threatened to report his family to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

He also stated that within days of filing his internal report, he was reprimanded, locked out of company systems, and placed on involuntary leave—actions he alleges were linked to his complaint and handled through HR.

Meanwhile, Doe claimed that Hajdini and other executives named in his allegations have not faced comparable disciplinary action.