(NewsNation) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sued for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a 16-year old girl in 2000, adding to a growing list of lawsuits filed against the music producer.
An accuser identified as Jane Doe claimed in a lawsuit that Combs raped her when she was a high school student.
Doe said she lived in Manhattan and came in contact with Combs after a babysitting job in an apartment building where “a well-known woman whom the defendant was in a relationship also resided,” according to Rolling Stone.
“Combs engaged her in conversation, asking where she was going so late at night, and that it was not safe for her to be walking alone,” the lawsuit stated, according to the outlet. Combs repeatedly asked the teen if she wanted a ride home and even though she refused several times, she eventually got in his car where two other unnamed men were also present.
She said getting into the car would be something she would regret forever,” the lawsuit stated.
“During the ride, plaintiff became scared when they did not drop her off at home as promised. The defendant gave her a drink to ‘calm her down.’ She soon became groggy and unsteady.”
The suit alleged that Combs and the other men drove the teen to a location “where plaintiff was raped by Combs” after which she was “eventually taken home and left in the lobby of her building by the same driver.”
Combs’ attorneys denied the accusations in a statement to Rolling Stone: “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.”
Combs’ attorneys did not immediately return a request for comment by NewsNation.
The musician already faces a mounting list of civil lawsuits that allege abuse and sexual assault by multiple victims spanning over 30 years.
Combs was charged with federal racketeering and sex trafficking last year after two of his homes in Miami and New York were raided by federal investigators. His trial is set for May.
The indictment says Combs often lured victims by promising a romantic relationship before using threats, intimidation and abuse to get them to engage in various sexual activities. Those included so-called “Freak Offs” where victims were directed to engage in extended sex acts with male sex workers on film.
Prosecutors allege Combs drugged victims during those sessions and sometimes kept the footage without the victim being aware he was doing so.