Sean Combs Files Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Assault on 10-Year-Old Singer

Sean “Diddy” Combs He faced another disturbing lawsuit on Monday Sitting in a federal prison in Brooklyn He is awaiting trial on racketeering and sex trafficking charges. The new plaintiff says she was an aspiring rapper at age 10 when Combs allegedly drugged and raped her during a supposed audition at a New York City hotel in 2005.

The new complaint was filed by prominent Houston attorney Tony Buzbee and his California counterpart, Andrew Van Arsdale, as the latest in a series of lawsuits filed by anonymous plaintiffs who claim they were sexually assaulted by Combs. Many of the plaintiffs alleged that they were secretly drugged, forced to have sex without their consent, and threatened with silence.

In the new lawsuit, filed in New York state court in Manhattan, John Doe said his parents accompanied him to Manhattan to meet with music industry executives, including Combs, to further his career. He says a counselor hired by his family delivered him to a hotel room and then drove him to Combs. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was given a soda that he believed contained drugs.

“After plaintiff consumed his soda and began feeling the effects, Combs told plaintiff to approach him, which plaintiff did. Combs then suddenly pushed the plaintiff down and said things like, “Sometimes you have to do some things you don’t want to do.” “When the plaintiff pushed the plaintiff down, Combs pulled his penis out of his pants and told the ten-year-old plaintiff to ‘kiss him.’ When the plaintiff resisted, Combs still forced his penis into the plaintiff’s mouth and continued to thrust it in and out repeatedly.” The plaintiff alleges that he “froze with terror,” lost consciousness, and later woke up with his pants undone and pain in his anus and buttocks. (A representative for Combs did not immediately respond to a request for comment.)

The new plaintiff claims his parents later realized something was wrong. She said she told them what was alleged and they “were afraid of the possible consequences of reporting the abuse.” She claimed she suffered from severe depression and anxiety and had to be homeschooled after the alleged incident.

Buzbee had previously filed 13 lawsuits against Combs in two waves. 14 October And 20 Octoberbut Combs’ current legal troubles date back to last November, when his ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura sued him. Bombshell rape and sex trafficking case against him. Combs settled in Ventura within 24 hours. In the disturbing complaint, Ventura accused Combs of repeatedly using physical violence and forcing her to participate in highly choreographed, drug-fueled sexual encounters that were dubbed “freaks.”

A week after Ventura’s case made headlines around the world, two more women came forward with rape allegations. Numerous individuals filed similar lawsuits in the following months, sparked by a parallel criminal investigation. Combs’ indictment by grand jury last month. Embattled music mogul, 54, He did not admit his guilt. His trial will begin next May.

On Friday, the judge presiding over Combs’ criminal case issued an order saying he expects all parties to abide by the rules of evidence and to keep sensitive, nonpublic information about Combs’ criminal case confidential until trial. Judge Arun Subramanian of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York issued his order after Combs’ lawyers accused federal officials of leaking information to the media.

“To be clear, this decision is not based on a finding of any impropriety to date, as the court has not made any findings at this point regarding the defendant’s allegations that information about the case was leaked,” the judge said. wrote. “The purpose of this order is to ensure that nothing happens that would hinder a fair trial from now on.”

If convicted, Combs faces at least 15 years in prison and up to life in prison. In a statement earlier this month, Combs’ camp called the flood of lawsuits from Buzbee “a blatant attempt to garner publicity.”

“Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts, their legal defense, and the integrity of the judicial process. The truth will prevail in court: that Mr. Combs did not sexually assault anyone, adult or minor, male or female,” Combs’ media team said in a statement.