Story highlights Delvonn Heckard, 46, says mayor abused him when he was 15

Mayor Murray: "Untrue allegations ... very painful for me"

(CNN) A man accusing Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of sexually abusing him about 30 years ago has revealed his identity.

Delvonn Heckard, 46, filed a lawsuit against Murray this month under the pseudonym "D.H."

In the lawsuit, he said the mayor "repeatedly raped" him when he was a 15-year-old boy and the mayor was 32 at the time. Heckard said Murray also paid him for sexual acts.

Heckard's attorney, Lincoln Beauregard, sent a letter to Murray's attorney this week revealing his client's full name.

"I can state categorically that I have never had a sexual relationship with this individual Delvonn Heckard, of any kind or at any time," Murray responded in a statement made through his spokesman Jeff Reading. He added, "I just learned Heckard's name this morning and can say that his name is not familiar to me."

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