Sean "Diddy" Combs has been named in yet another new lawsuit filed in New York, this time on accusations of sex trafficking and gang rape.
Obtained by Rolling Stone, the document sees a Jane Doe allege that Diddy, his longtime lieutenant (and former Bad Boy Records president) Harve Pierre and a third unidentified man took turns raping her in the bathroom at Daddy's House Recording Studio in 2003 when she was 17 years old after trafficking her across state lines and plying her with "copious amounts of drugs and alcohol."
The following article contains potentially triggering material relating to sexual assault and violence. If you believe you have experienced or witnessed sexual misconduct and are looking for support, consult the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime to find resources in your area.
The plaintiff — the fourth woman in the last three weeks to file against Diddy — alleges that she had been out at a lounge with a friend in Detroit when Pierre singled her out, complimenting her appearance and saying that his "best friend" Diddy would love to meet her. He allegedly proceeded to call the mogul on the phone and have him personally invite Doe to New York City aboard a private jet.
After being flown to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, the plaintiff, Pierre and the third unidentified man were allegedly whisked to Daddy's House — where Diddy was finishing up a session with a recording artist — by SUV. The filing features multiple colour photographs allegedly taken inside the studio, including one of Doe sitting on Diddy's lap. She claims she was fed "copious" intoxicants while the men hit on her "incessantly" and groped her.
Diddly allegedly led the inebriated teen to the bathroom and penetrated her from behind while she "hung over the sink."
"Ms. Doe did not consent to having sex with Mr. Combs, but he continued thrusting," the suit reads. "At some point, Mr. Combs turned Ms. Doe around to face him. He told her that he could not orgasm and asked her to squeeze his nipples as hard as she could to help him 'get off.' He then turned her back around and continued to rape her."
It goes on to allege that the plaintiff had been slipping in and out of consciousness when she noticed that the unidentified man from the plane had taken Diddy's place and was raping her from behind, while the mogul watched from a chair just outside the bathroom. Doe allegedly pleaded with the man to stop, which he ignored, but did eventually move out of the way so Pierre could take a turn assaulting her — first via "nonconsensual vaginal sex," then finishing by "violently forcing her to give him oral sex."
The lawsuit was filed by attorney Douglas H. Wigdor, who previously represented R&B singer Cassie (born Casandra Ventura) in her November 16th complaint, which she and Diddy settled out of court. Wigdor claimed that Ventura's filing acted as a catalyst for more accusers to speak up. He added that Cassie's allegations of being forced to have sex with other men against her will helped Doe understand that "she too had been sex trafficked and that Mr. Combs' behaviour in forcing women into nonconsensual sex was not an isolated incident or unique only to Ms. Ventura."
After Cassie came forward, two new lawsuits against Diddy were filed under New York's Adult Survivors' Act, which had temporarily waived the statute of limitations on civil cases of sexual abuse. Doe's case has been brought under the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Act, legislation from the New York City Council that created a two-year "lookback" window for civil claims of gender-motivated violence inside the city's five boroughs that had previously fallen outside the statute of limitations.
Diddy has denied the allegations, issuing a statement to Rolling Stone shortly after the filing. "Enough is enough. For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy," he wrote. "Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday. Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth."
Obtained by Rolling Stone, the document sees a Jane Doe allege that Diddy, his longtime lieutenant (and former Bad Boy Records president) Harve Pierre and a third unidentified man took turns raping her in the bathroom at Daddy's House Recording Studio in 2003 when she was 17 years old after trafficking her across state lines and plying her with "copious amounts of drugs and alcohol."
The following article contains potentially triggering material relating to sexual assault and violence. If you believe you have experienced or witnessed sexual misconduct and are looking for support, consult the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime to find resources in your area.
The plaintiff — the fourth woman in the last three weeks to file against Diddy — alleges that she had been out at a lounge with a friend in Detroit when Pierre singled her out, complimenting her appearance and saying that his "best friend" Diddy would love to meet her. He allegedly proceeded to call the mogul on the phone and have him personally invite Doe to New York City aboard a private jet.
After being flown to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, the plaintiff, Pierre and the third unidentified man were allegedly whisked to Daddy's House — where Diddy was finishing up a session with a recording artist — by SUV. The filing features multiple colour photographs allegedly taken inside the studio, including one of Doe sitting on Diddy's lap. She claims she was fed "copious" intoxicants while the men hit on her "incessantly" and groped her.
Diddly allegedly led the inebriated teen to the bathroom and penetrated her from behind while she "hung over the sink."
"Ms. Doe did not consent to having sex with Mr. Combs, but he continued thrusting," the suit reads. "At some point, Mr. Combs turned Ms. Doe around to face him. He told her that he could not orgasm and asked her to squeeze his nipples as hard as she could to help him 'get off.' He then turned her back around and continued to rape her."
It goes on to allege that the plaintiff had been slipping in and out of consciousness when she noticed that the unidentified man from the plane had taken Diddy's place and was raping her from behind, while the mogul watched from a chair just outside the bathroom. Doe allegedly pleaded with the man to stop, which he ignored, but did eventually move out of the way so Pierre could take a turn assaulting her — first via "nonconsensual vaginal sex," then finishing by "violently forcing her to give him oral sex."
The lawsuit was filed by attorney Douglas H. Wigdor, who previously represented R&B singer Cassie (born Casandra Ventura) in her November 16th complaint, which she and Diddy settled out of court. Wigdor claimed that Ventura's filing acted as a catalyst for more accusers to speak up. He added that Cassie's allegations of being forced to have sex with other men against her will helped Doe understand that "she too had been sex trafficked and that Mr. Combs' behaviour in forcing women into nonconsensual sex was not an isolated incident or unique only to Ms. Ventura."
After Cassie came forward, two new lawsuits against Diddy were filed under New York's Adult Survivors' Act, which had temporarily waived the statute of limitations on civil cases of sexual abuse. Doe's case has been brought under the Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Act, legislation from the New York City Council that created a two-year "lookback" window for civil claims of gender-motivated violence inside the city's five boroughs that had previously fallen outside the statute of limitations.
Diddy has denied the allegations, issuing a statement to Rolling Stone shortly after the filing. "Enough is enough. For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy," he wrote. "Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday. Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family and for the truth."
