Sean Combs sexual misconduct allegations
American rapper Sean Combs (also known as P Diddy) has faced several accusations of sexual misconduct. In 1990, a woman accused him and R&B singer Aaron Hall of sexually assaulting her and her friend. Between November and December 2023, he was accused of sexual misconduct by four women including his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura. He was further accused of sexual assault by his former producer Rodney Jones in February 2024 and, in September of the same year, he was federally charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.[1][2]
Combs has faced at least 10 civil lawsuits related to abuse and sexual misconduct. He pleaded not guilty to all his federal criminal charges from 2024.[3]
History
[edit]In November 2023, Liza Gardner filed a lawsuit against Combs alleging that he and Aaron Hall had sexually assaulted her and her friend in 1990.[4][1] In the same month, Joi Dickerson-Neal filed another lawsuit alleging that Combs had drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1991, as well as shared the video of her sexual assault.[1]
In 2023, Casandra Ventura filed a lawsuit alleging that she had been raped, trafficked and physically assaulted by Combs multiple times under a period of ten years. Another lawsuit filed by Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith stated that Combs had sexually assaulted him at a party in 1997. In February 2024, producer Rodney Jones filed another lawsuit accusing Combs of sexually assaulting him during the time that he had worked for Combs between September 2022 and November 2023. In May, another lawsuit by model Crystal McKinney accused Combs of sexually assaulting her in 2003.[5]
Criminal prosecution
[edit]In September 2024, Combs was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.[2][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "A timeline of allegations against Sean 'Diddy' Combs". Los Angeles Times. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ a b "Opinion | The checkered origins of the law at the center of Sean "Diddy" Combs' prosecution". MSNBC.com. 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ Campbell, Elizabeth Wolfe, Elizabeth Wagmeister, Josh (2024-09-18). "Sean 'Diddy' Combs was arrested after a year of intensifying allegations. How we got here". CNN. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old in the early 1990s". NBC News. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ a b "All the allegations made against Sean 'Diddy' Combs". The Independent. 2024-09-29. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with a wave of 120 new sexual assault allegations". NBC.