Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit by a brand new batch of lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault in opposition to six individuals, together with a 16-year-old boy.
The brand new wave of lawsuits filed on Monday accuses Combs, typically known as P Diddy, of raping girls, sexually assaulting males and molesting the boy.
At the least six lawsuits had been filed in opposition to the hip-hop mogul in a federal court docket in New York Metropolis. All had been filed anonymously – two by girls recognized as Jane Does and 4 by males recognized as John Does.
Greater than 100 alleged victims are actually believed to be within the technique of taking authorized motion in opposition to Combs within the wake of his intercourse trafficking arrest final month.
One of many John Does, a person residing in North Carolina, claims Combs molested him when he was 16 at one of many rapper’s well-known white events in Lengthy Island’s Hamptons in 1998.
The person alleges the assault occurred throughout a dialog about methods to break into the music business.
The opposite lawsuits embody allegations of rape and drugging to incapacitate victims.
When responding to earlier claims, his lawyer mentioned he “cannot address every meritless allegation in what has become a reckless media circus”.
“That said, Mr Combs emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors,” Erica Wolff added in a press release.
“He looks forward to proving his innocence and vindicating himself in court if and when claims are filed and served, where the truth will be established based on evidence, not speculation.”
Combs, 54, pleaded not responsible final month to a three-count indictment charging him with utilizing his enterprise empire, together with document label Dangerous Boy Leisure, to move female and male intercourse staff throughout state strains to participate in recorded sexual performances known as “freak offs”.
He has been in jail since his arrest on 16 September.
Combs’s representatives didn’t instantly touch upon the newest lawsuits.
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