The homes of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs’ have been raided by Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement officers as part of an ongoing sexual trafficking investigation.
“Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners,” HSI said in a statement. “We will provide further information as it becomes available.”
Diddy’s sons, Christian Combs and Justin Combs were captured by local news cameras in handcuffs surrounded by armed law enforcement officers.
Combs is currently fighting numerous sexual assault allegations. In November, he settled a lawsuit with his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, who accused the music Diddy of sexual abuse and rape. Combs settled the lawsuit within 24 hours for an amount rumored to be at least eight figures.
“We will always support law enforcement when it seeks to prosecute those that have violated the law,” Douglas Wigdor, a lawyer for Cassie, said in response to Monday’s raids. “Hopefully, this is the beginning of a process that will hold Mr. Combs responsible for his depraved conduct.”
The Feds just raided Diddy's home in LA, good lord. pic.twitter.com/qEFrO6jENP
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Two other alleged female victims filed lawsuits on the eve of the expiration of the Adult Survivors Act, a New York law allowing survivors whose case or claim had expired outside the statute of limitations and who were 18 or older when they were sexually assaulted in New York State, to file a lawsuit against the person who harmed them.
Music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones filed a lawsuit last month accusing Combs of sexual assault, harassment, and failure to compensate him for the work he did on the Bad Boy founder’s Grammy-nominated project, ‘The Love Album.’
Diddy’s attorney, Shawn Holley, denied the accusations in a statement.
“Lil Rod is nothing more than a liar who filed a $30 million lawsuit, shamelessly looking for an undeserved payday,” Holley said. “His reckless name-dropping about events that are pure fiction and simply did not happen is nothing more than a transparent attempt to garner headlines.”
