Investment Banker on Leave After Allegedly Punching Woman at Brooklyn Pride Parade Amid Gaza Dispute

June 11, 2024
Investment Banker on Leave After Allegedly Punching Woman at Brooklyn Pride Parade Amid Gaza Dispute
  • 52-year-old investment banker Jonathan Kaye, a managing director at Moelis & Co., has been placed on leave after a video surfaced showing him punching a woman at Brooklyn's Pride Parade.

  • The altercation stemmed from a dispute about the war in Gaza and has sparked outrage in Park Slope, where Kaye lives.

  • Kaye claims he acted in self-defense during a clash with an anti-Israel LGBTQ group, but residents are demanding his arrest and have put up shaming posters.

  • Kaye, who resides in a luxury townhouse and owns multiple properties in the area, has barricaded himself in his home.

  • Moelis & Company is investigating the incident, and the NYPD is urging any victims to come forward and file a report.

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