Chirayu Rana, ex-JPMorgan staffer accused of ‘fabricated’ sex-assault claims once apparently asked legal chatbot for advice: ‘I was raped’
Chirayu Rana, a former JPMorgan employee, is accused of making fabricated sexual harassment claims against executive Lorna Hajdini, after previously engaging in a public chatbot exchange where he alleged similar abuse by a male superior. The chatbot conversation, hosted on AskALawyerOnCall.com, occurred around July 2025 and included claims of assault, coercion, and retaliation, though Rana later filed a now-withdrawn lawsuit naming a female executive as his alleged abuser. JPMorgan investigated Rana’s internal complaint in 2025 and found no evidence of wrongdoing, while discrepancies in his accounts have raised questions about the credibility of his allegations.
- ▪Chirayu Rana, a former JPMorgan staffer, filed a now-redacted lawsuit accusing executive Lorna Hajdini of sexual assault and coercion, which he later withdrew for 'corrections'.
- ▪Rana previously engaged in a public chatbot exchange on AskALawyerOnCall.com around July 2025, where he claimed a male superior raped and sexually assaulted him at Morgan Stanley.
- ▪JPMorgan investigated Rana’s internal complaint in May 2025 and found no evidence supporting his allegations against Hajdini.
- ▪The chatbot conversation was not private and included a disclaimer stating it was a public forum without attorney-client privilege.
- ▪Rana claimed he signed a separation agreement under duress and had 'ample evidence' of abuse, though his accounts contain inconsistencies, including conflicting details about the alleged perpetrator's gender.
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Business exclusive Male ex-JPMorgan staffer accused of ‘fabricated’ sex-assault claims once apparently asked legal chatbot for advice: ‘I was raped’ By Georgia Worrell Published May 1, 2026, 2:43 p.m. ET The male ex-JPMorgan staffer accused of making fabricated sex-harassment claims against a female executive apparently asked a legal-expert chatbot for advice nearly a year ago, The Post has learned. Chirayu Rana — whose recent now-redacted lawsuit against Lorna Hajdini accused the executive bank director of forcing him to be her “sex slave” — was the self-identified user behind a public back-and-forth on the online legal-advice platform AskALawyerOnCall.com 10 months ago, or around July, according to the website.
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