Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of rape in 5 new lawsuits filed by anonymous accusers

Several new accusers come forward to accuse Sean “Diddy” Combs Sexual assaults from 2001 to 2022.

Five alleged victims allege the 55-year-old hip-hop mogul drugged and raped them, according to New York federal court filings reviewed by USA TODAY on Tuesday. Accusers who filed their legal complaints anonymously are represented by a Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbeewho said he would file a lawsuit against On behalf of 120 alleged victims.

Buzbee announced five new cases in its statement published on social media He added in a statement Tuesday that the law firm expects to “file lawsuits naming Mr. Combs and others as defendants on a weekly basis as we continue to collect evidence and prepare files.”

A representative for Combs said in a statement to USA TODAY: Civil lawsuit against Buzbee It was filed on Monday and said: “The racketeering lawsuit against Mr. Buzbee exposes his lawsuits against Mr. Combs for what they are: shameless publicity stunts designed to take money from celebrities who fear that lies will be spread about them, just as the lies were told.” Spread about Mr. Combs.”

The statement continued: “As his legal team has previously said, Mr. Combs has full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process. The truth will prevail in court: Mr. Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone – male or female, adult or small.”

Combs, who did not admit his guilt with federal charges transportation for the purpose of sex trafficking, racketeering and prostitution, in prison until the start of his trial in May 2025 Numerous attempts were made by his lawyers To release him on a $50 million bail. He also denied any alleged wrongdoing. dozens of legal cases Last year, allegations of rape, assault and trafficking dating back decades were made against him.

The accusers, 3 men and 2 women, claim Diddy assaulted them between 2001 and 2022

John Doe, who lives in Georgia, claims that she passed out after consuming drug-laced drinks and was raped by Combs at a house party in New York City in 2022, when Doe was 39 years old. He was “traumatized by the attack and continues to experience significant emotional distress,” according to his legal complaint.

Another John Doe, living in Texas, accuses Combs, an unnamed bodyguard and employee identified only as a “Caucasian man,” of raping her in October 2001 during an audition for the role of a police officer in a music video.

He claims the Diet Coke he drank in his New York City hotel room was drugged, causing him to lose consciousness before the alleged attack. Doe said she had to seek various medical treatments after the alleged incident and “struggled with intense emotional pain and mental health issues, was disgusted, and fell into a deep depression.”

In the third lawsuit, filed Tuesday, Jane Doe, who lives in Texas, alleges that when she was 17, she drank drugged alcohol while attending Combs’ Fourth of July Party in the Hamptons in 2004. He says he woke up after losing consciousness. She experienced “throbbing pains in her vaginal and anal areas” and was later threatened by Combs and his bodyguards. She claims that she was able to leave the party “by agreeing not to contact the police in exchange for the return of her bag and phone.”

In the fourth lawsuit, Jane Doe, who was living in Maryland and was 18 at the time, alleges that Combs and members of his “security team” invited her and two friends into his SUV while they were attending a Halloween party at Club New York. Yorker in 2001. She claims she was drugged and forced to perform oral sex on men in the vehicle with her friends.

As a result, Doe “struggled with intense emotional pain and mental health issues, became disgusted and deeply depressed, and exhibited signs of post-traumatic stress.”

The fifth lawsuit accuses Combs of sexually assaulting Florida resident John Doe at an after-party in Miami in 2022. Doe alleges that after being invited to a party at a house in Miami, she was given a drugged drink and woke up to find Combs sexually raping her. According to his lawsuit, Doe collapsed, woke up in the same room the next morning and was instructed to leave by Combs’ security detail.

Each case accuses Combs and his co-defendants of violating the New York City Gender-Based Violence Victims Protection Act and requests a jury trial.

A decision last month The decision by a federal judge overseeing a lawsuit filed by one of Buzbee’s clients against Combs, who accused the rapper of raping Jane Doe at a Manhattan hotel in 2004, raised the question of whether plaintiffs can proceed with their case anonymously.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil wrote in her decision that the “fundamental question” was whether Doe had “a ‘substantial privacy’ interest that outweighs the traditional and constitutionally established presumption of openness in judicial proceedings.” “The public has the right to know who is using their courts,” he added.

New lawsuits filed over accusations against accusers’ lawyer

New applications arrived a day after Buzbee Suit filed by an anonymous plaintiffHe is described as a “high-profile” male celebrity. The lawsuit accused the attorney of “shamelessly attempting to extort exorbitant amounts from her” by threatening lawsuits involving “completely fabricated and malicious allegations of sexual assault.”

Doe, who is suing Buzbee for extortion and intentional infliction of emotional distress, is seeking unspecified damages as well as a jury trial. The man’s lawyers said he will reveal his identity in court “by sealed, in-camera filing or in any manner the court deems appropriate.”

In a statement to USA TODAY, Buzbee called Doe’s complaint a “frivolous lawsuit” against his firm and “an aggressive attempt to intimidate or silence me and ultimately my clients.”

“The demand letters did not include any amount of money. No threats were made,” Buzbee said. The letters “are no different than those that attorneys around the country routinely send in all types of cases.”

If you or someone you know has experienced sexual violence, RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline offers free, confidential, 24/7 support to survivors and their loved ones in English and Spanish: 800.656.HOPE (4673) and Hotline.RAINN.org and en Español RAINN.org/es.

Contributed by Edward Segarra

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