Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused in second lawsuit of 1991 sexual assault

Nov 23 (Reuters) – Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a college student in 1991, in a lawsuit filed in a New York court on Thursday. , is the second lawsuit of its kind against a hip-hop mogul. This past week.

The charges against Mr. Combs are among a series of lawsuits filed this week against public figures under New York state’s Adult Survivors Act, ahead of the expiration of a one-year special period for such charges. There is. The law allows such lawsuits to be brought in court even if the statute of limitations has passed.

The complaint alleges that Combs intentionally drugged and sexually assaulted Joy Dickerson Neal, a Syracuse University student visiting New York City at the time of the January 1991 incident. There is.

Combs is also accused of videotaping the alleged crime and distributing the tape to others in the music industry.

“The sexual assault and sexual assault left her with overwhelming humiliation, embarrassment, violation, and a constant fear of who was watching,” Dickerson-Neal’s attorneys wrote in the complaint. writing.

Dickerson-Neal is seeking unspecified damages for mental and emotional injury, pain, suffering and defamation, according to the complaint.

A spokeswoman for Combs called Dickerson-Neal’s story “a fabrication and has no credibility” and said Combs never assaulted her.

“This is purely a money maker and nothing more,” a spokesperson said in an email.

The charges against Combs come a week after Combs settled a lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend, R&B vocalist Cassandra Ventura, accusing him of serial physical abuse, sexual slavery and rape. Combs strongly denied all allegations.

Mr. Combs, 54, the founder of Bad Boy Records, is one of hip-hop’s most influential producers and executives and the promoter of his own Sean John clothing line.

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