A Texas lawyer who claims to represent more than a dozen potential victims of sex-trafficking music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs issued an ominous warning to the entertainment industry this week. I swore I would name him.
Tony Buzbee is a former Marine reconnaissance officer and president of a national law firm based in Houston that includes AVA Legal Group, which represents the 120 new accusers.
“Now there are nervous people who are going through their memories, erasing their social media, deleting data on their phones, hoping they had nothing to do with this incident. I think there are a lot of them,” he said. Merritt Street” on Dr. Phil’s Merritt TV.
Mr Buzbee added that legal action could be taken not only against the alleged accomplices, but also against supporters and those who “turned a blind eye”.
Diddy faces new sexual abuse allegations from 120 accusers, including 9-year-old child
Harve Pierre (left) and Sean “Bad Boy & Warner Bros. Music Partnership Party Hosted by Sean P. Diddy Combs” held at Flow on May 3, 2005 in New York City. Diddy” Combs. (Johnny Nunez/Wire Images/Getty Images)
But no lawsuits have been filed, and Buzbee said he expects the first lawsuits to begin within a month.
“Most lawsuits will be filed in New York, but many could also be filed in California,” he told organizers. “And I believe there will be a number of additional defendants that the public will be surprised by, and people that we all know.”
“The list is very long.”
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Sean “Diddy” Combs signals boaters as they pass by his Star Island home in Miami Beach, Florida, on April 7. (Zach Bennett, Fox News Digital)
Buzbee said earlier this week that more than 20 new accusers who contacted him were minors at the time of their alleged attacks, including children ages 9, 14 and 15. Ta.
“When you talk about the age of the victim when the act occurred, it's shocking,” he told reporters on Monday.
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Combs, through his attorney Erica Wolfe, vehemently denied the accusations.
Sean “Diddy” Combs rides his bicycle across the Star Island Bridge from his home in Miami Beach, Florida, on April 4. (Romain Maurice/Mega, Fox News Digital)
“As Mr. Combs' legal team has emphasized, he cannot address all the meritless allegations that have become a reckless media circus,” she told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. “That being said, Mr. Combs categorically denies as false and defamatory any and all allegations that he sexually abused anyone, including minors. He has proven his innocence in court and will defend his I look forward to being vindicated, where the truth will be proven based on evidence.”
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The tycoon is being held without bail in a federal detention center in New York.
Legal experts say a credible civil case could lead to additional criminal charges.
David Gelman, a Philadelphia-area defense attorney who is following the case, said, “If there are child victims, the U.S. attorney will investigate and file additional, very serious charges against Diddy.'' will be prosecuted.” “An investigation has already begun and I would not be surprised if more people are charged.”
The threat of additional civil litigation also puts pressure on the billionaire Bad Boy Records founder to take a plea deal, although his lawyer said earlier this week that he would not take one.
“They need to stop the bleeding and the U.S. attorneys will continue to press on them,” Gelman told FOX News Digital. “If I were Diddy's lawyer, I would tell him to give him the power to negotiate the best deal. If he wants to cooperate, it will help him to do so before it's too late. Sho.”
FOX News' Tracy Wright contributed to this report.
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