LOS ANGELES — Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is a issue of a federal sex trafficking investigation, has been named as a defendant in a new lawsuit that alleges his son sexually assaulted a girl though she was operating on a yacht the songs mogul had chartered for a journey at the stop of 2022.
The allegation is the hottest in a wave of lawsuits accusing Combs, 54, of sexual assault, sexual trafficking and participating in other prison action. He has denied all the allegations, calling them sickening.
In the fit filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Courtroom, Grace O’Marcaigh alleges that Christian Combs, 26, sexually assaulted her in late December 2022 even though she was working on a boat charter that experienced been “sold as a healthful loved ones excursion” but turned into a “hedonistic setting.”
The alleged assault occurred just days in advance of Sean Combs hosted a New Year’s Eve yacht party with a long checklist of superstar friends.
Christian Combs is accused of sexual assault, sexual harassment and infliction of psychological distress in the lawsuit. Sean Combs is getting sued for premises legal responsibility as the person who chartered the yacht and for aiding and abetting his son in the alleged assault.
Associates for Christian and Sean Combs did not instantly answer to a ask for for remark Thursday evening. Sean Combs has denied all of the latest allegations versus him.
“Like father, like son,” lawyer Tyrone Blackburn, who is representing O’Marcaigh, said Thursday night after the fit was filed. “It gives us no joy or pleasure in submitting this fit towards Christian Combs who has plainly adopted his father’s pattern and exercise of depravity.”
In the yacht studio
In her match, O’Marcaigh alleges that Christian Combs drugged and sexually assaulted her. She bundled transcriptions of audio clips that she states are evidence of her denying his developments as he gropes her. The suit states that the clips were recorded by a producer in the studio.
O’Marcaigh, who was 25 at the time of the alleged assault, worked as a steward delivering evening meal and drink support on the yacht from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. and witnessed partying and drug use among a “constant rotation of suspected intercourse workers” and celebrities, the suit states. She also alleges in the grievance that she suspected bottles of alcohol have been laced with medicines simply because females commenced to slide about on their own, panic or pass out following just one consume.
Close to Dec. 28, 2022, O’Marcaigh was informed that Christian Combs would be joining the celebration to history with tunes producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones in the yacht’s makeshift studio, the match states.
Christian Combs experienced been being on shore at a villa, but usually joined his father in the evenings, in accordance to the accommodate. The woman’s go well with alleges that he arrived “heavily intoxicated” and that he paid out an inappropriate sum of attention to her.
Christian then pressured O’Marcaigh to acquire photographs of tequila that she thinks he brought onboard, in accordance to the match.
Right after she took the shot, O’Marcaigh states in the lawsuit, Christian Combs grew to become aggressive and insisted she consume a lot more.
O’Marcaigh grew to become fearful and commenced to really feel the effect of the tequila, which she “quickly suspected” had been spiked, the accommodate states.
The predicament “escalated” as Christian Combs groped O’Marcaigh’s legs, breast, anus and vagina, the accommodate states. The fit information audio recordings in which it states O’Marcaigh can be read declining alcohol, declaring she experienced to leave, and telling Christian Combs to quit touching her with what seems like kissing noises in the track record.
The audio was recorded by Jones, the producer who was in the studio throughout the alleged assault and who has alleged in his personal lawsuit that he was demanded to report Sean Combs “constantly” and had several hours of footage in which the songs mogul and his workers allegedly engaged in prison carry out.
NBC Information has heard two clips of audio transcribed in the go well with purportedly from the evening of Dec. 28, 2022, but has not verified who was recorded.
“Excuse me, you really do not contact my legs like that. I’ll transfer my legs where by I want to,” O’Marcaigh is listened to expressing in the recording in depth in the fit. “If I want to do this, then I will. You never touch my legs like that.”
“Listen, you and all people in the crew,” Christian Combs allegedly replies.
“I can’t, I have to go down,” O’Marcaigh suggests. “I have to go down.”
Christian Combs then insists that O’Marcaigh keep with him, but she responds that she can’t except if he would make that request to a crew leader, the suit states, citing the audio recording.
O’Marcaigh answered this way for the reason that she understood “anyone of authority” who could approve the ask for would be asleep and Christian Combs would not be capable to make contact with them, the go well with states.
“Who can I speak to? I’m heading to say I requested you appropriate now,” Christian Combs said, in accordance to the suit.
“Well, you can get your hand off my ass for the to start with point,” O’Marcaigh responded.
O’Marcaigh then tried to resume her responsibilities and finish her change after she was able to go away the studio, the accommodate states. Christian Combs allegedly identified her a small time later and insisted she discover him a position to rest.
She directed him to the yacht cinema, which was employed as an extra sleeping area, where by he blocked her in, the suit states.
Christian Combs allegedly began to grope her and took off his clothes.
“His penis was erect, and he grabbed her arms and was making an attempt to pressure PLAINTIFF to perform oral sex on him,” the suit states.
The suit consists of pics of bruising on O’Marcaigh’s forearm and alleges it was induced when Christian Combs grabbed her.
O’Marcaigh fought him off until finally another person else walked in, according to the go well with.
Due to the fact the alleged attack
The alleged assault experienced a deep effects on O’Marcaigh’s psychological wellness as effectively as her skilled and personalized lives, the suit stated. When O’Marcaigh complained to the yacht captain the next day, the fit alleges, the captain did not feel her and unsuccessful to look into.
She alleges that the captain retaliated towards her right until she was terminated in Might 2023.
Her psychological health and fitness deteriorated, and the woman had anxiousness and stress assaults as very well as extreme suicidal ideations, the fit mentioned. O’Marcaigh alleges that the psychological pressure influenced her physical health and fitness and that she formulated an having dysfunction and epileptic seizures subsequent the assault.
She is in search of unspecified damages.
“I am below to struggle for those people who simply cannot combat for themselves and I applaud Grace for becoming so brave to arrive ahead with her reality,” legal professional Rodney S. Diggs said of his client. “Ideally her story will encourage some others to appear ahead.”
Allegations and investigation
O’Marcaigh’s suit is the initial to accuse Christian Combs of sexual assault. Because November, his father, Sean Combs, has been accused in lawsuits of sexual assault by four girls, which he has consistently denied.
One particular of people fits has been settled, and the other individuals have not been solved.
Jones, a producer who worked for Sean Combs from September 2022 to November 2023, alleged the rapper sexually harassed him, pressured him to engage in sexual acts and pressured him to procure sexual intercourse personnel. He reported he witnessed Sean Combs providing beverages laced with prescription drugs to people at get-togethers.
An attorney for Combs explained Jones’ “reckless title-dropping about situations that are pure fiction and simply did not transpire is very little much more than a clear attempt to garner headlines.”
On March 25, brokers with Homeland Protection Investigations searched Sean Combs’ qualities in Los Angeles and Miami. A supply acquainted with the investigation explained to NBC News that a federal investigation commenced ahead of this yr and that authorities ended up aware of the format of Combs’ properties ahead of the raids.
In the course of the searches last thirty day period, federal agents learned guns and seized his phones as section of a warrant issued from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, legislation enforcement resources have mentioned. Christian Combs was detained at his father’s Los Angeles household last thirty day period when Homeland Stability Investigations executed a lookup warrant, but he was not arrested.
Investigators are also on the lookout into allegations of statutory rape towards Sean Combs, the source explained.
NBC News formerly described that at minimum a few ladies and one particular person have been interviewed by federal investigators in relation to allegations of intercourse trafficking, sexual assault and the solicitation and distribution of illegal narcotics and firearms.
Aaron Dyer, one of Combs’ attorneys, issued a assertion adhering to final month’s house searches and explained that Combs “was never detained but spoke to and cooperated with authorities.” He explained the look for as an ambush, stating there is been a rush to judgment primarily based on “meritless accusations manufactured in civil lawsuits.”
“There has been no finding of criminal or civil legal responsibility with any of these allegations,” Dyer stated. “Mr. Combs is harmless and will proceed to struggle each and every solitary working day to apparent his title.”
