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Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused of sexual abuse in six new lawsuits

Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused of sexual abuse in six new lawsuits

2017 Billboard Music Awards – Photo Room – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, May 21, 2017 – (Sean Diddy Combs./File Photo)

Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with six new sexual abuse lawsuits Monday, including one accusing the rap mogul of assaulting a minor.

The civil suits came a month after Combs was criminally charged in what prosecutors described as a long-running sex trafficking and extortion scheme.

Combs has denied wrongdoing in other civil cases against him and pleaded not guilty in his criminal case.

“The truth will prevail in court: that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone – adult or minor, man or woman,” Combs’ lawyers said in a statement Monday.

The lawsuits were filed in New York federal court by anonymous plaintiffs, including a man who accuses Combs of assaulting him when he was a minor.

“For decades, Sean Combs abused, molested, raped, assaulted, threatened, and coerced women, men, and minors to obtain sexual gratification, assert his dominance, and conceal his vile behavior,” one of the lawsuits, filed by one, states Plaintiffs from John Doe were filed.

The plaintiff alleged that during a party at Combs’ Hamptons mansion in 1998, the rapper ordered him to drop his pants and then fondled his genitals. He said he was 16 years old at the time.

Combs was arrested in September and charged with three felony counts: racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He pleaded not guilty on September 17.

A judge denied Combs’ bail request on Oct. 10 and set a trial date of May 5, 2025.

The lawsuits were filed Monday by Houston-based attorney Tony Buzbee, who said he represents 120 people who accuse Combs of abuse.

The Buzbee Law Firm said in a statement that it plans to file additional lawsuits against Combs in the coming weeks.

– Reporting from Jack Queen in New York; Edited by Matthew Lewis and Stephen Coates

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