A former child actor has filed a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles County accusing Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting him when he was a minor at a Hollywood Hills networking event in 2007. The complaint, lodged this week, is the latest in a growing string of civil claims targeting the music mogul.
What the lawsuit alleges
According to court filings reviewed by TheWrap, the plaintiff, identified in the papers as John YH Roe, says Combs led him into a back room, offered him sips of an alcoholic drink, then performed oral sex while touching himself. The complaint states that the actor told Combs he felt uncomfortable before the encounter escalated. The suit seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
Who else is named
As reported by Forbes, the filing also names talent representatives and agencies including Lang Talent and Amsel, Eisenstadt, Frazier & Hinojosa. They are accused of sending the minor to the event without a chaperone or adequate safeguards. The complaint brings claims that include childhood sexual assault, sexual battery, negligent supervision and false imprisonment.
Combs' response
In a statement to Forbes, Combs' representative Juda Engelmayer called the allegations "false and ridiculous" and dismissed the plaintiff as "another hater" seeking money. Engelmayer added, "Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone — and that includes any child," and said the claims will be disproved.
Where Combs stands now
Combs is serving a 50‑month federal sentence at FCI Fort Dix after a 2025 jury convicted him on two counts of transporting people for prostitution under the Mann Act, though jurors acquitted him of racketeering and sex‑trafficking charges, according to ABC News. His legal team has continued to press appeals, and the sentence remains tied up in ongoing court proceedings.
Legal context
The new filing is a civil complaint that seeks money damages, not a criminal indictment, so it does not by itself create criminal charges. Los Angeles prosecutors are reviewing separate sexual assault allegations against Combs, the Los Angeles Times reports. Courts are often asked to balance victims' privacy against defendants' rights when plaintiffs sue under a pseudonym, an issue legal commentators have recently scrutinized in the Combs litigation, according to Reason.
Defendants in cases like this typically respond with motions to dismiss or demands for more factual detail, and early battles over discovery and confidentiality are common. The initial reporting on this lawsuit was published by The Spokesman‑Review, and the allegations in the complaint have not yet been tested in court.
