Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Year : 2, Issue: 7
The disgraced entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with six new lawsuits on Monday that accused the rap impresario of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting a 16-year-old boy.
The plaintiffs in the lawsuits, filed anonymously in federal court under New York’s Gender Motivated Violence Act, were identified only as two women – Jane Does – and four men, John Does.
The accusers are part of what their attorney says is a group of more than 100 alleged victims who are in the process of suing Combs in the wake of his arrest last month on racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges.
Combs, who has pleaded not guilty and was denied bail, is currently awaiting trial in May.
In a statement late on Monday, attorneys for Combs said “the press conference and 1-800 number that preceded today’s barrage of filings were clear attempts to garner publicity. Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts, their legal defenses, and the integrity of the judicial process. In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone – adult or minor, man or woman.”
Source: The Guardian
