A married Goldman Sachs executive from Manhattan has been
charged with raping a 20-year old woman after a late-night party at his
Hamptons summer rental raged out of control, authorities said today.
Equity markets whiz Jason Lee, 37, was hauled into East
Hampton Town Court in handcuffs and charged with first-degree rape, police
said.
Lee posted $20,000 bail, which was delivered in cash to the
court clerks while Lee waited in a nearby holding cell.
Lee, who has worked for Goldman Sachs since 1998 and is a
managing director of its equity capital markets group, has been on leave since
his arrest, sources said.
The alleged attack early Tuesday morning came after a bash
at the four-bedroom, multimillion dollar manse Lee had rented for July and August,
according to a source.
Police declined to give details, saying only that “a
20-year-old woman had been sexually assaulted inside the residence where
several people had gathered.” Lee’s wife was not at the summer home at the time, a source said.
The exec had been partying with pals at Georgica in East
Hampton when he decided to take the party back to his house and pool, according
to a source.
With the alcohol flowing, “clothes came off” and the party
got wild, going into the wee hours, the source said. Sometime around 5 am, one of the guests claimed that his car had been stolen by one of the revelers, causing a scene that brought police to the house, a source said.
The stolen car charges turned out to be unfounded, according
to a source familiar with the situation.
But it was while cops were there investigating that the
20-year-old told police she’d been raped.
The case has gone to a grand jury and an indictment was
expected soon, sources said.
Lee’s lawyer, Edward Burke Jr., said his client denies the
charge.
“He is very accomplished and he’s never been in trouble with
the law,” Burke said.
”His wife and family fully support him. He denies the
allegation against him completely and looks forward to defending himself in
court.”The doorman at the $5.4 million, 4,500-square-foot Tribeca apartment Lee shares with his wife booted a reporter from the building.
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