{"id":3013,"date":"2024-10-14T21:19:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T21:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/diddy-faces-7-new-sexual-abuse-lawsuits-accused-of-assaulting-minor\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T21:19:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T21:19:59","slug":"diddy-faces-7-new-sexual-abuse-lawsuits-accused-of-assaulting-minor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/diddy-faces-7-new-sexual-abuse-lawsuits-accused-of-assaulting-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Diddy Faces 7 New Sexual Abuse Lawsuits, Accused of Assaulting Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tSeven new sexual abuse lawsuits against Sean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs were filed Monday (Oct. 14) in Manhattan federal court, the first in a wave of dozens of civil cases expected to be filed in the weeks ahead.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe cases \u2014 each filed by an anonymous Jane Doe or John Doe plaintiff \u2014 were all filed by Los Angeles attorney Andrew Van Arsdale<\/strong> and Texas attorney Tony Buzbee<\/strong>, who earlier this month said he is representing at least 120 such alleged victims.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWhile his wealth has kept him above consequence for years, Combs now faces the awesome power of the American judicial system and ultimately a jury of his peers who will be asked to punish him for the deplorable conduct,\u201d the lawyers wrote in matching language in each complaint.<\/p>\n

\n\tFive of the cases on Monday were filed by men and two were filed by women. In one, a woman claims that Combs lured her into a bathroom at a 1995 promotional event for a Notorious B.I.G. music video, then violently raped her. \u201cYou better not tell anyone about this, or you will disappear,\u201d he allegedly told her after the attack.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnother case was filed by a man who says he was sexually assaulted by Combs in 1998 when he was 16 years old and attending one of the rapper\u2019s famed \u201cwhite parties\u201d in the Hamptons. The man claims that Combs forced him to remove his pants and demanded he allow him to \u201cinspect\u201d his genitals.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cCombs abruptly then let go of John Doe\u2019s genitals and told him that his people would be in touch,\u201d the lawyers write in that lawsuit. \u201cCombs continued with his party as if nothing had happened, but for John Doe, everything had changed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRepresentatives for Combs did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

\n\tCombs, also known as Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, was once one of the most powerful men in the music industry. But last month, he was indicted by federal prosecutors over accusations of sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson and bribery. If convicted on all the charges, he potentially faces a sentence of life in prison.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn their indictment, prosecutors allege that Combs ran a sprawling criminal operation aimed at satisfying his need for \u201csexual gratification.\u201d The charges detailed \u201cfreak offs\u201d in which Combs and others would allegedly ply victims with drugs and then coerce them into having sex with male sex workers, as well as alleged acts of violence and intimidation to keep victims silent.<\/p>\n

\n\tA trial is currently set for May 5.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition to the criminal cases, Combs has also faced a slew of civil lawsuits over the past year, including at least 12 filed prior to Monday\u2019s new lawsuits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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