Crime & Safety

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Sexually Assaulted Boy In NYC Hotel, Suit Alleges

Combs is facing two new civil lawsuits accusing him of sexually assaulting two boys.

The identities of the alleged victims have not been disclosed.
The identities of the alleged victims have not been disclosed. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK CITY — Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing two new civil lawsuits accusing him of sexually assaulting two boys — in one case, a 10-year-old boy was drugged inside a New York City hotel room.

In the 2005 incident, the victim, was allegedly given a soda by Combs that was laced with drugs, according to a CNN report.

The lawsuit claims that Combs forced the victim to perform oral sex before losing consciousness.

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In the second lawsuit, a victim who was 17-years-old in 2008, was sexually assaulted by Combs after auditioning to become a contestant on the TV show, "Making the Band."

Combs is accused of groping the victim and forcing him to perform oral sex by saying he could "make or break" his career, according to the report.

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The identities of the alleged victims have not been disclosed.

6 Other Sexual-Assault Lawsuits/Trial Date Set

Two weeks ago, six lawsuits were filed anonymously in Manhattan federal court, Patch previously reported. Four of them are men and two are women.

The plaintiffs are all seeking unspecified damages.

Combs' sex crimes trial will begin on May 5, 2025.

Prosecutors also revealed during a court appearance that there could be a superseding indictment, Patch previously reported.

Combs had been placed on suicide watch as he remains detained for his upcoming sex crimes trial, Patch previously reported.

Combs was put on suicide watch as a "preventative measure" while he's held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. He is facing racketeering and sex trafficking charges following his arrest in Manhattan.

Combs was denied bail following an appeal hearing in a Manhattan court last month. Combs and his lawyers were seeking house arrest as he awaits his trial.

Sex Trafficking/Racketeering Case

In an unsealed indictment, prosecutors allege Combs created "a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in" various crimes, such as "sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice."

In addition, Combs used his businesses and employees to carry out, facilitate, and cover up his abuse and commercial sex, according to prosecutors. The employees remained 'loyal' through acts of violence and threats, prosecutors said.

He is also accused of threatening and forcing victims to perform sex acts that he would record called "freak offs", according to the indictment.

Combs would assault women by striking, punching, dragging, throwing objects at and kicking them, prosecutors said.

From 2008 to the present, Combs abused, threatened and coerced victims to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct, Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said at a press conference.

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