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Seemona Sumasar was a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley on Wall Street. She was setting up a restaurant business of her own before disaster struck.
After her ordeal got over, Seemona Sumasar moved into the aviation industry, where she is still working as of today.
Disclaimer: This article mentions sexual assault. Discretion is advised.
Back in 2010, Sumasar, a single mother, was duct-taped and then raped by her partner Jerry Ramrattan. When she reported the incident to the police, Jerry put the entire blame on Seemona, which led her to end up in prison without committing a crime.
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After the positive reception of Netflix's Worst Roommate Ever, the network released Worst Ex Ever, which came out on August 14, 2024. Season One, Episode Two of the series, titled Betrayed by the Badge, documents the betrayal of Jerry Ramrattan and the mistrial suffered by Seemona Sumasar. The official synopsis of the episode on Netflix reads:
"After Seemona learns her boyfriend, Jerry, lied about his identity, she breaks things off — only for him to launch a campaign of torment against her."
What is the story of Seemona Sumasar?
Seemona Sumasar was born in Guyana, the eldest of three, whose family immigrated to Queens, New York when she was 11 years old. During her childhood, her father tried doing different jobs, including working for Steinway piano company, while also owning a taxi service company. Seemona was inspired by her father's dedication to climbing the financial ladder and decided she wanted to be an entrepreneur.
Seemona Sumasar made her first big step when she graduated from Queens University and got a job at the multinational investment bank, Morgan Stanley. By the end of 2006, Seemona was working in the position of financial analyst on Wall Street.
Three weeks after her father tragically killed himself in March 2006, Seemona took up a franchise of Golden Krust and set up her restaurant in Queens. She worked at Morgan Stanley from 5 am to 2 pm, and spent the subsequent hours working in the restaurant, while also taking care of her daughter.
Jerry Ramrattan disguised himself as a former police officer
Jerry was a regular customer at Seemona's restaurant, and he introduced himself to her as a private investigator. As described by her, Jerry was charming and confident with his identity, and the two eventually got along.
Jerry soon took her to dates and movies, and even started meeting her family members. He eventually moved in with Seemona, at her childhood home in Queens.
She began to think about marrying Jerry, although her daughter didn't show much keenness about her mother's new partner.
In August 2008, Seemona got a call from a woman who claimed to be Jerry's wife and the mother of his three children. She found all of it very hard to take, and although Jerry denied the claims in the beginning, he eventually accepted he was married.
The revelation deeply affected Seemona, and she asked Jerry to move out of the house by February 20, 2009. But Jerry refused to so, and his attitude took a turn soon after that.
Seemona Sumasar realized Jerry was turning violent
Jerry continued living in Seemona's home, and they had several fights. Jerry eventually resorted to domestic violence; he pushed Seemona on to the bed and tied her hands with duct tape.
He then made her sit on the bed and watch television. Jerry ordered Chinese food, and all the while apologized and tried to win her back. Seemona tried to get off the bed, but Jerry caught her and dragged her to the basement.
On February 20, 2009, Jerry raped Seemona Sumasar in the basement, after duct-taping her mouth. After that, he started crying and apologizing to her. Eventually, he took his belongings and left the house.
Jerry framed Seemona Sumasar for false crimes
Seemona called 911 emergency asking for help. She filed a case against Jerry, and in August 2010 he faced the trial.
Jerry claimed that the sex had been completely consensual, and denied committing anything forcefully. But the investigators charged him with rape.
In July, while Seemona Sumasar was working in her restaurant, two police detectives in civilian clothes visited her. They arrested her and took her to the Nassau County Police precinct in Long Island.
The investigators said they had gotten three complaints from victims between Match and June 2010. She was accused of committing armed robbery in the disguise of a cop.
Seemona immediately assumed this was a plan devised by Jerry, whom she knew was aware of the workings of the law. She was soon charged with armed robbery and disguising herself as a cop, while also possessing an illegal weapon.
Seemona Sumasar was charged an amount of $1 million to post bail. She had to spend the next seven months in jail while her case proceeded, as she was unable to pay the money.
Attorney Frank Di Gaetano, the Queens Assistant District who was looking into her rape case, said that the Nassau County Police trusted the claims because Jerry was able to prove that Seemona had suffered financial loss in her new business, and needed some quick money.
Seemona Sumasar uncovered the truth and proved it
Three callers complained against Seemona, blaming her for armed robberies. The last victim was a woman named Luz Johnson, who described her vehicle to be a gray Jeep Cherokee with a specific number plate. But Seemona had an alibi: the night the last robbery was committed, she was away with her family in Connecticut.
The investigators tracked down her phone records and found it to be true. Along with that, she was recorded on a security camera in a casino the same night.
Seemona saw further hope when Romarattan's new girlfriend testified to the police that there was no kind of robbery, and that all of it was a plan by Ramratan as a way of revenge.
The police eventually tracked down the three people posing as fake victims. They confessed to their crimes, admitted to have been connected with Jerry, and were imprisoned.
All the charges against Seemona were dropped by the Nassau Country District Attorney's Office. Seemona Sumasar was finally free, with her innocence proved.
Jerry Ramrattan was found guilty
In 2011, Jerry was charged with more crimes in addition to the earlier ones. He was found guilty of committing 11 crimes that included violence, rape, disguise, false conspiracy, and blinding the law. Ramrattan was sentenced to 32 years in prison without parole.
By that time, Seemona Sumasar had lost her business and her childhood home. She sued Nassau County and the New York Police, especially two of its detectives. The case was settled two years later with Nassau County playing $2 million, and the detectives an undisclosed amount.
Seemona Sumasar subsequently moved out of the financial world with her daughter. Currently, she serves as a flight attendant for Frontier, which has been in operation since 2014. She prefers to keep her personal life private and the whereabouts of her daughter undisclosed.
