Diddy Accused of Sexual Assault by 50 Victims, Per Law Firm

A Texas legislation agency is ready to signify greater than 50 alleged victims with sexual assault and abuse claims towards Sean “Diddy” Combs.

“The Buzbee Regulation Agency has been related by the Ava Regulation Group to behave as Lead Counsel to pursue claims on behalf of greater than fifty people who suffered sexual assault and abuse by the hands of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and his cohorts,” lawyer Tony Buzbee started in a prolonged assertion posted by way of Instagram on Thursday, September 26.

Buzbee, 55, famous that the “courageous group of people embrace each women and men,” lots of whom had been minors when the alleged abuse occurred. He additionally acknowledged that among the people reported the incidents to the police whereas others didn’t.

He continued, “Every particular person story is intestine wrenching and heartbreaking. The acts complained of occurred at accommodations, non-public houses, and likewise on the notorious P. Diddy ‘Freak Off’ events. The violations towards this group of people are thoughts boggling and might solely be described as debauchery and depravity, exacted by highly effective folks towards minors and the weak.”

Buzbee, who has not but filed a proper lawsuit on behalf of the alleged victims, added that he expects the group will “develop as this case progresses” and that “many different people shall be implicated” earlier than detailing plans for a press convention subsequent week, the place “a few of these tales might be instructed because the [nation] learns extra and grapples with the potential scope of this scandal.”

He concluded, “We’re proud to signify this group of courageous souls and pray for justice on their behalf. If of a person searching for help who was abused as described above, please don’t hesitate to encourage them to contact our Agency. The session is confidential.”

Us Weekly has reached out to Diddy’s staff for remark.

Buzbee’s transfer to signify the 50-plus people with allegations towards Diddy, 54, is among the newest developments within the disgraced music mogul’s authorized battles.

In paperwork filed on Friday, September 27, an nameless lady reportedly sued Diddy, claiming that he repeatedly assaulted her over a four-year interval after they met in 2020. The girl, who’s listed as Jane Doe, additionally claimed that she obtained pregnant after one of many alleged assaults however miscarried, based on TMZ.

The girl’s lawsuit comes as Diddy faces a mess of authorized woes. The “Unhealthy Boy for Life” rapper is at the moment in jail at Metropolitan Detention Heart after being indicted on expenses of racketeering, intercourse trafficking by drive, fraud or coercion and transportation to interact in prostitution.

Within the 14-page unsealed indictment, prosecutors alleged that he “abused, threatened and coerced girls and others round him to satisfy his sexual needs, defend his popularity and conceal his conduct.” Among the accusations within the indictment dated again to 2009.

The indictment additionally claimed that Diddy “engaged in a persistent and pervasive sample of abuse towards girls and different people” and that “this abuse was, at occasions, verbal, emotional, bodily and sexual.”

Diddy has denied all allegations towards him and pleaded not responsible earlier than being denied bail twice, as prosecutors argued that the rapper ought to be held with out bail pending the end result of the trial.

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“We’re dissatisfied with the choice to pursue what we consider is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace,” Diddy’s lawyer Marc Agnifilo instructed Us in a press release after his arrest. “Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving household man and confirmed philanthropist who has spent the final 30 years constructing an empire, adoring his youngsters and dealing to uplift the Black group.”

He added: “He’s an imperfect individual, however he’s not a legal. To his credit score Mr. Combs has been nothing however cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York final week in anticipation of those expenses. Please reserve your judgment till you’ve gotten all of the info. These are the acts of an harmless man with nothing to cover, and he seems ahead to clearing his identify in court docket.”

For those who or somebody has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).