Powerful NYC gay nightlife promoter accused of sexual misconduct in bombshell exposé
NBC News report describe Cohen as someone who for years has abused his position in the nightlife scene to pressure young, gay men into sex.
Cohen denies all charges.Several of the men say Cohen promised them job opportunities or access to his exclusive parties in exchange for sex or sending explicit photos.One of the accusers, Stephen Carlstrom, told NBC that in 2017, when he was 21, “Cohen, who was 40 at the time, promised him a lucrative gig attending parties and then pressured him to perform oral sex.
The job opportunity never transpired.”Another accuser who requested anonymity, “J.”, said that when he was an 18-year-old NYU freshman, “Cohen persistently pushed for a picture of J.’s penis, threatening that he would blacklist J.
and his friends from all gay clubs in New York if he refused.”“I thought, ‘Oh, my god, this guy has so much power, this guy has so much control — he’s really going to prevent me and my friends from going to any gay club ever again,'” J.
