JPMorgan slams Chiraya Ranas sexual assault claims and denies he was a star banker at the firm

JPMorgan Chase slammed disgraced banker Chirayu Rana’s explosive sexual assault allegations in a court filing — and denied his claims that he was a deal-closing superstar whose work was pitched directly to CEO Jamie Dimon.Rana, the anonymous “John Doe” accuser who was exclusively unmasked by The Post, sparked a Wall Street scandal when he filed his lawsuit last month, accusing high-flying executive Lorna Hajdini of threatening to slash his bonus unless he agreed to become her “sex slave.”He claimed he was subjected to a sustained campaign of sexual coercion and racial degradation while management ignored his complaints.But in a 68-page missive filed late on Thursday in Manhattan Supreme Court, the bank rejected virtually every claim made by “John Doe” — the same day as Hajdini’s lawyers filed exhibits that showed death threats and other abusive emails she has received since Rana’s lawsuit went public.The bank slammed his claims against Hajdini as “false” and “malicious”, while pouring scorn on Rana’s portrayal of himself as a top-tier banker whose apparent brilliance caught the eye of the lender’s top leaders.“Plaintiff asserts a series of sensational, false, and misleading allegations that do not reflect the reality of his employment,” the bank’s lawyers at Winston & Strawn added, adding that JPMC intends to pursue its own claims against the plaintiff as the case proceeds.The Post has approached a spokesman for Rana for comment.A JP Morgan spokesperson declined to comment on the filing but said the firm has no intention of settling the matter, noting that the bank has maintained from the outset that the allegations are without merit.One part of Rana’s lawsuit claimed he was “both knowledgeable and capable” and had earned the informal title of “senior Investment banker” after closing more deals than anyone else on JPMorgan’s leveraged finance team.That part of his bombshell filing also said he was tapped to de...