Millionaire banker caught punching woman to ground at Pride event resigns from job

The New York banker who went viral for punching a woman in the face after a Brooklyn Pride event has resigned, his company announced.

The assault, which was caught on video, left the unidentified woman sprawled on the ground. In the footage, bystanders at the Park Slope party react loudly, calling the man an “asshole” before ordering him to “go fuck himself.” He then left the scene.

Jonathan Kaye was a managing director at publicly traded investment bank Moelis & Company, which confirmed he was the suspect in question shortly after. Before the incident, Kaye reportedly argued with the woman over the war between Israel and Hamas.

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The banker, who is reportedly Jewish, claimed in the video that the woman “threw shit all over me,” the New York Post reported. The woman, who is in her 30s, reportedly suffered “a broken nose, lacerations and injuries.” and a black eye. A police investigation is ongoing.

In a statement released earlier this month, the Brooklyn Pride Board said the assault appeared “to have occurred well after the parade ended,” adding that it “condemns all forms of violence and…will continue to monitor what we believe to be a heinous incident. »

Kaye had been head of the Global Business Services franchise at Moelis and Co. since 2013, according to company records, but has now resigned. “Jonathan Kaye has resigned and is no longer with the company,” Melissa Chiles, a spokeswoman for Moelis & Company, told the Independent.

In a statement to the Daily Beast, a spokesperson for Kaye claimed he lashed out because he feared “for his physical safety while surrounded by a crowd of angry agitators who were attacking him.” surrounded him, physically assaulted him and threw unknown liquids at him.” They added: “He was unable to identify any of these individuals and was left bloodied by the attack. Given the sharp rise in anti-Semitic incidents, any Jewish person in this situation would naturally feel threatened and feel the need to defend themselves and return safely to their families. Mr. Kaye will fully cooperate with authorities to resolve this matter and clear his name.

Kaye previously worked at Citi Bank where he served as managing director of its global mergers and acquisitions group. He reportedly lives in a $4 million home located a short distance from one of Brooklyn’s last lesbian bars.

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On the day of the assault, thousands of people flocked to Park Slope for the multicultural Brooklyn Pride festival, a daylong event that began with a 5K run and ended with a parade down Fifth Avenue . Video captured of the incident shows a woman tending to her injuries.

The text superimposed on the video claims that Kaye “broke” another individual’s arm and injured a woman’s nose. A caption for the video reads: “This guy punched me in the face today and broke my nose. (He) also broke my friend’s arm… can anyone find him? » It is still unclear whether the user who posted this was the real victim in the video.