A millionaire investment banker was filmed assaulting a woman in the face, causing her to fall to the ground, on the streets of New York on Saturday evening.
Jonathan Kaye, 52, was seen throwing a vicious overhand right at the unnamed woman in Brooklyn – where he lives in a $4million four-bedroom townhouse in pricey Park Slope.
WHY THE ASSAULT?
It is unclear what sparked the confrontation.
Kaye works as a Managing Director at Moelis & Company, a leading investment bank with offices in Midtown Manhattan.
In the clip, the woman is seen being thrown to the floor by the force of the punch, as one onlooker unsuccessfully rushes to her aid.
Others looking on are heard calling Kaye an ‘a**hole’ and telling him to ‘go f**k himself’ – earning his attention briefly before he abruptly walks away.
AN INVESTIGATION WILL COMMENCE
A spokesperson for the bank confirmed that Kaye is the man seen in the viral video, and said that it has already spurred an investigation.
‘We have become aware that one of our employees was involved in a serious incident in Brooklyn on June 8,’ a Moelis representative said, as the 12-second snippet continues to gain traction online.
‘We take this matter very seriously and are conducting an investigation,’ she added.
