More than 100 people are suing American rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs for sexual assault, writes the French news agency AFP.
– It is an important matter that we intend to pursue aggressively. “We will turn over every stone to find potentially responsible parties and every person who participated in or benefited from this appalling behavior,” said attorney Tony Buzbee, according to AFP.
The rapper was indicted last month for human trafficking for the purpose of prostitution and extortion. He has been in custody since then.
According to the indictment, he has created a “criminal enterprise whose members and employees have been involved in” a number of crimes.
The crimes include forced prostitution, forced labour, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice.
The 54-year-old rapper, who has also been known by the name “Puff Daddy”, pleads not guilty to the charges.
The various charges extend over a long period of years. The 14-page indictment goes back to 2009 and until 2024.
It reads that for years he should have “abused, threatened and forced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and hide his behaviour”.
Combs already faces several civil lawsuits describing him as a violent sex offender who used alcohol and drugs to drug his victims.
In March, his home was searched as a result of the allegations.
Less than a year ago – in the middle of last November – Combs was sued for rape by his ex-girlfriend, the singer Cassie.
The lawsuit alleged that Combs subjected Cassie – Casandra Ventura – to coercion using physical force and drugs for over a decade while they were in a relationship. He allegedly raped her in 2018.
The lawsuit ended in a settlement that the public has not seen.
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Source: www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk
