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Diddy Scores One other Win: Male Accuser Should Reveal His Identification


Sean “Diddy” Combs received a authorized battle as a decide dominated his John Doe accuser can’t stay nameless in a high-profile sexual assault lawsuit.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs notched one other courtroom victory as a federal decide in New York dominated {that a} man accusing the music mogul of sexual assault should reveal his id.



The lawsuit was filed in October by a person recognized solely as “John Doe.”

John Doe claims he was 17 years previous when he met Diddy at a Miami nightclub in 2003. He was launched to the Hip-Hop heavyweight below the pretense of profession prospects.

In keeping with the lawsuit, {the teenager} was later invited to Diddy’s dwelling, the place he alleges he was provided a drink that precipitated bodily weak spot and disorientation. The submitting claims Diddy then drugged and sexually assaulted him.

Making an attempt to protect his id, the accuser argued in courtroom that disclosing his identify would expose him to potential public backlash, harassment, and deep emotional misery.

His authorized group cited Diddy’s alleged historical past of intimidation techniques to help the request for anonymity, asserting that their shopper feared retaliation.

Diddy’s lawyer fired again, arguing that the allegations had been each severe and reputationally damaging, making it essentially unfair for the plaintiff to proceed with out disclosing his id.

In his ruling, U.S. District Choose Lewis Kaplan sided with Diddy, stating that whereas anonymity could also be granted below particular circumstances, it isn’t assured in civil instances, particularly these involving high-profile defendants.

The choice marks the second pivotal ruling Kaplan has issued that Diddy’s authorized group is leveraging to his benefit.



In a separate case involving the Alexander brothers — former actual property builders accused of gender-motivated violence — Kaplan just lately decided that sure claims introduced below the New York Metropolis Gender-Motivated Violence Act (VGM) had been invalid attributable to timing conflicts with broader state legal guidelines just like the Grownup Survivors Act (ASA).

Whereas the decide didn’t dismiss the substantive allegations towards the Alexanders on their deserves, Kaplan dominated that the swimsuit was time-barred below authorized technicalities.

Now, Diddy’s attorneys are pointing to that precedent in an effort to get rid of comparable lawsuits. Diddy has confronted a rising variety of authorized battles after federal sexual misconduct instances emerged towards the entrepreneur in latest months.

His attorneys allege that many of those claims are opportunistic, aiming to capitalize on the tidal wave of lawsuits filed below loosening statutes of limitation legal guidelines.

Diddy is locked away on the MDC jail in Brooklyn, the place he’s awaiting trial for intercourse trafficking and RICO expenses.














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