He reached a private settlement with her one day later, but the legal fallout only grew. Eight more women and one man have since come forward to sue Combs with allegations ranging from sex trafficking to sexual assault. The exact charges Combs is now facing were not revealed Monday night, but the prosecution is being led by the Southern District of New York, who confirmed the news. Attorney for the Southern District, said in a statement.
Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges.
Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court. The lawyer representing accusers Liza Gardner, Rodney Lil Rod Jones and April Lampros in their separate sexual assault lawsuits filed against Combs told Rolling Stone he was not surprised by the indictment. As for the civil cases, we await our time for the facts to reveal themselves and seek the justice our clients deserve.
We also anticipate more victims coming forward. We knew this was coming. The evidence is very clear, and it was only a matter of time. This is an important step towards justice for all of Mr. In early July, NBC News reported a grand jury had been hearing evidence in relation to the criminal investigation.
In May, Rolling Stone published its six-month investigation into the mogul, uncovering a previously unreported allegation of violence against a woman on the Howard campus, new details of alleged physical aggression, and claims that Combs sexually harassed a freelance employee at a party.
