A week after Diddy evaded the top charges in his federal criminal trial, the embattled music producer’s lawyers are claiming a victory in a s*xual assault case against him via USA Today.
On July 8th, New York State Supreme Court Justice Leslie Stroh issued a ruling that narrowed the scope of a civil lawsuit against Combs, who was accused of s*xual assault and battery by a woman named April Lampros in May 2024.
As per a court document obtained by USA TODAY, Stroh agreed to Combs’ request to dismiss claims about any incidents that are found to have occurred before December 19th, 2000, when the Gender-Motivated Violence Act went into effect in New York City.
Lampros had alleged four unwanted s*xual advances from Combs – a r*pe in 1995, a s*xual assault in 1996, a coerced s*xual performance and r*pe in 1998, and a s*xual assault in her apartment either at the end of 2000 or early 2001.
In an August 19th bid to dismiss Lampros’ lawsuit, Combs’ lawyers said she “filed this baseless lawsuit more than twenty years after the end of her romantic relationship with Mr. Combs” and added that “each and every one of her false claims is deficient on its face and must be dismissed.”
Combs has maintained his innocence in response to at least 70 s*xual assault lawsuits, which detail alleged incidents dating back to the 1990s. The 55-year-old music producer and businessman, who was convicted of prostitution charges on July 2nd, has been jailed since September amid his recently wrapped criminal case.
He will be sentenced on October 3rd.
