Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused in new lawsuit of raping 16-year-old babysitter in NYC
Imprisoned rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused in a new lawsuit of raping a 16-year-old babysitter after luring her into his car in New York City.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused in a new lawsuit of raping a 16-year-old babysitter after luring her into his car in New York City more than two decades ago.
The woman, only identified as “Jane Doe,” claims she had just finished a babysitting job at an apartment building in Lower Manhattan when she ran into the Bad Boy Records founder in late 2000, according to court papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court.
The high-schooler, who lived around the corner with her parents at the time, claimed Combs’ romantic partner — only described as a “well-known woman” — lived in the same building where she worked as a sitter, the filing states.
It coincides with when Combs was known to be dating Jennifer Lopez.
The accuser alleges Combs, who was sitting in a car outside with two male employees, repeatedly offered her a ride home, telling her it wasn’t safe for her to be walking alone at night.
“She advised Combs that she lived around the corner, was familiar with the neighbourhood and would be fine. Combs offered a ride home several times which she continued to refuse. After much cajoling by Combs, she agreed and got into his car,” the suit charges.
“Getting into Combs’ car that day was something plaintiff would come to regret forever.”
The then-teen claims she “became scared” when Combs and the two men didn’t drop her home as promised, the filing states.
She alleges she was then offered a drink to “calm her down” — but it caused her to feel “groggy” and “unsteady.”
The accuser claims she was taken to another location where the disgraced music mogul allegedly raped her, according to court papers.
Eventually, Combs’s two employees drove her home and left her in the lobby of her building, the suit charges.
The allegations are among the wave of civil lawsuits filed against the fallen rapper after he was slapped with federal sex trafficking charges last September.
Combs’s lawyers have denied the latest allegations.
“No matter how many lawsuits are filed, it won’t change the fact that Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted, or sex trafficked anyone — man or woman, adult or minor,” his legal team said in a statement.
“We live in a world where anyone can file a lawsuit for any reason. Fortunately, a fair and impartial judicial process exists to find the truth, and Mr. Combs is confident he will prevail in court.”
Combs, who has pleaded not guilty to the federal charges and is set to face trial in May, is being held without bail in federal custody in Brooklyn, New York.
This story was first published in the New York Post.
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