The billionaire banker captured in the video punches an anti-Israeli protester in his face and shoves another protester into the ground, pleading guilty to six misdemeanor charges, but his records are repealed.
Moelis & Co. Jonathan Kaye, a former senior banker of the group, initially insisted on self-defense after protesters cried out at him last year and threw red and white liquids.
However, he copied the plea in Brooklyn's New York State Court on Friday to reduce the violation to the violation as long as he attended three angry management classes and provided 25 days of community service. According to Bloomberg News.
Kay, who was recently hired by the Rothschilds, was ordered to pay two victims up to $50,000 in reparations.
The incident, which took place on June 8th at Park Slope, Brooklyn, has been widely shared on social media, showing that Kay punched a woman in her face.
The 38-year-old, unidentified woman, reported to authorities that her nose, tears and black eyes left her in the attack.
The second incident involving another anti-Israeli protester has not been made public.
Not long after the video went viral, Kay was on vacation by Maurice.
When contacted for comment, Kay refused to publicly talk about the incident.
Sources say the argument stemmed from a fierce debate over the Israeli-Hamas war.
It is said that while buying ice cream for the children, Kay, a Jew, met a protest for “Queers for Palestine.”
Sources close to Kay claimed he was surrounded by six individuals who cried out at him before inhaling the red and white liquid.
“He was afraid of his physical safety when he was surrounded by angry mobs of agitators who had surrounded him, physically attacked him, and threw unknown liquids at him,” a Kay spokesman said in a statement.
“He was unable to identify these individuals and was left bloody from the attack.”
The spokesman further argued that Jews in such circumstances would naturally be threatened and acted in self-defense given the rise in anti-Semitism incidents following the October 7 attack by Hamas.
Since the video surfaced, Kay has been a target of death threats, reportedly described as a “personal campaign of destruction,” which his representatives have also described as “traumatic and devastating.”
Kay had previously claimed that the woman he attacked had threw liquid at him before a physical conflict.
In the widely circulating footage, he tainted his jacket and walked away from her, screaming at the hearing, “She threw s-t at us,” but bystanders threw shaming him.
Having built a successful Wall Street career, Kay previously talked about professionalism and resilience in podcast interviews.
“You need to learn hard skills as quickly as possible, but ultimately, it's really a grit and resilience skill, learning how to listen, motivate others, understanding empathy. These are essential skills that separate you from the calculator,” he said.
Moelis & Co. Prior to her role in, Kaye worked at Citibank as managing director of global mergers and acquisitions.
His extensive Wall Street experience includes stints from Citigroup, Jeffries and JP Morgan, according to his FINRA profile.
