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Posted: 2024-10-14T18:24:38Z | Updated: 2024-10-14T18:24:38Z

NEW YORK (AP) A new wave of lawsuits filed Monday accuses Sean Diddy Combs of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting a 16-year-old boy.

At least six lawsuits were filed against the hip-hop mogul in federal court in Manhattan. They were filed anonymously, two by women identified as Jane Does and four by men identified as John Does.

The accusers are part of what their lawyers say is a group of more than 100 alleged victims who are in the process of taking legal action against Combs in the wake of his sex trafficking arrest last month.

One of the John Does, a man living in North Carolina, alleges that Combs fondled his genitals when he was 16 at one of the rappers famous white parties in Long Islands Hamptons in 1998.

The man alleges that during a conversation about possibly breaking into the music industry, Combs abruptly ordered the then-teen to drop his pants so that Combs could inspect his penis.

According to the mans lawsuit, Combs explained to him that it was a rite of passage to becoming a music star, at one point asking the then-teen: Dont you want to break into the business?

The man said he complied out of fear, anxiety and power imbalance he felt with Combs, only realizing later that what had happened was sexual assault.