Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of drugging, raping 10-year-old boy in new lawsuit

New York: Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing serious accusations in two lawsuits filed on Monday. One lawsuit claims that he drugged and raped a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005. The second lawsuit alleges that he raped a 17-year-old contestant on the reality show "Making the Band" in 2008.

Both lawsuits were filed in the New York state Supreme Court and are part of a series of claims against Combs, where several people allege they were sexually assaulted by him at various events over the past twenty years.

Combs' lawyers denied these new allegations and accused the plaintiffs' attorney, Anthony Buzbee, of seeking media attention. “Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process,” an emailed statement said. "In court, the truth will prevail: that Mr. Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone—man or woman, adult or minor.”

Currently, the 54-year-old Combs is in a New York City jail after pleading not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges related to his arrest on September 16. These charges include claims that he assaulted women and silenced victims through threats and violence.

Two new lawsuits

In the first lawsuit, the unnamed 10-year-old boy was an aspiring actor and rapper who travelled from California with his parents for meetings in the music industry. According to the lawsuit, during what was supposed to be an audition for Combs, an associate gave the boy a drug-laced soda, and Combs then sexually assaulted him. The boy lost consciousness, and when he woke up, Combs allegedly threatened to harm his parents if he told anyone about the incident.

The second lawsuit involves a 17-year-old male who claims that Combs sexually assaulted him and a bodyguard during a three-day audition for "Making the Band." When the contestant expressed doubts about the situation, he was removed from the competition and could not return to the music industry for seven years.

Both lawsuits were filed under New York City's Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act, which allows survivors to bring legal action even if the time limit for doing so has expired.

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