Sean “Diddy” Combs faces new lawsuits for sexual assault of minors aged 10 and 17

Sean “Diddy” Combs was charged Monday in two lawsuits, one of which claims he drugged and sexually assaulted a 10-year-old boy in a New York City hotel room in 2005.

The second lawsuit indicates that the hip-hop mogul similarly assaulted a 17-year-old boy who wanted to participate in the reality show “Making the Band” in 2008.

The lawsuits filed in the New York Supreme Court are the latest in a wave of lawsuits in which complainants claim they were sexually assaulted by Combs at parties and gatherings over the past 20 years.

Combs’ attorneys rejected the new allegations and accused attorney Anthony Buzbee — who also represents other whistleblowers in previous lawsuits — of seeking publicity.

“Mr. Combs and his legal team have complete confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process,” an emailed statement said. “The truth will prevail in court: that Mr. Combs never sexually assaulted or trafficked anyone, man or woman, adult or minor.”

Combs, 54, is incarcerated in a New York City prison after pleading not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges, which were included in an indictment unsealed a day after his Sept. 16 arrest. The charges include allegations that he coerced and abused women and silenced his victims through blackmail and acts of violence.

The 10-year-old boy, who was not identified in the lawsuit, was an aspiring actor and rapper who had traveled with his parents from California to meet with music industry representatives. During what was supposed to be an audition for Combs, an associate of the businessman gave him a soft drink to which a narcotic had been added and the founder of Bad Boy Records subsequently sexually assaulted him, according to the lawsuit.

Eventually the boy lost consciousness. When he woke up, Combs threatened to seriously injure the child’s parents if they told anyone what happened, the lawsuit states.

In the second lawsuit, an unnamed 17-year-old said Combs forced him to perform sexual acts on him and a bodyguard during a three-day audition for the television show “Making the Band,” which Combs produced.

When the aspiring contestant expressed reservations, he was eliminated from the competition and unable to return to the music industry for seven years, according to the complaint.

Both lawsuits were filed under New York City’s Gender-Based Violence Victim Protection law, which allows victims to file complaints even after crimes have expired.

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