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(NewsNation) — Sean "Diddy" Combs had a ineligible triumph successful civilian tribunal aft his accuser would not uncover her identity.
The justice dismissed the case, which was filed successful October 2024, against the scandal-plagued rapper, according to national tribunal documents. The accuser, listed arsenic "Jane Doe," primitively alleged Combs attempted to sexually battle her successful 1995 successful New York City astatine a enactment aft she thwarted his unwanted advances.
The rap mogul denied the claims.
Doe's lawyer filed for her to enactment anonymous successful January.
Doe's attorney, Tony Buzbee, told NewsNation successful a written connection connected Wednesday, "This was expected. In this peculiar case, Jane Doe opted not to proceed. There is simply a batch of fearfulness amongst these plaintiffs. I frankincense can’t blasted her. These are pugnacious cases, and they are galore times re-traumatizing for those who prosecute them. Each lawsuit stands connected its ain merit. This pistillate chose not to proceed and taxable herself to the media circus and the perceived information she felt. We person to respect that."
"Doe" was asked by the justice to refile the ailment with her ineligible sanction by March 20; however, the alleged unfortunate was unwilling to bash so. U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman threw retired the lawsuit March 31 aft the deadline was missed.
Liman wrote successful the dismissal order, “On March 6, 2025, the Court denied Plaintiff’s question to proceed anonymously and ordered her to record a ailment successful her ain sanction by March 20, 2025, oregon the lawsuit would beryllium dismissed. As of today, March 31, 2025, Plaintiff has not filed a ailment successful her ain name, nor has she sought an hold of clip to bash so. Accordingly, the lawsuit is dismissed. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate each pending motions and deadlines and adjacent the case."
NewsNation reached retired to Combs' attorneys but did not person a effect astatine the clip of this article's publication.
The creator is presently embroiled successful respective lawsuits with allegations of sexual maltreatment and battle with aggregate plaintiffs that span implicit 30 years. Combs besides faces federal racketeering and enactment trafficking transgression charges.
Last year, national agents raided Combs' residences successful Los Angeles and Miami arsenic portion of an probe into enactment trafficking claims.
The proceedings is scheduled for May 5.
Arick Fudali, an lawyer who represents 2 of Combs' accusers, erstwhile Danity Kane subordinate Dawn Richards and different lawsuit referred to arsenic "John Doe," told NewsNation connected Tuesday successful the aftermath of the judge's dismissal that, "While I can’t remark connected immoderate circumstantial ruling from the court, I tin accidental that representing victims of intersexual maltreatment against precocious illustration individuals, I person seen first-hand the detriment a unfortunate faces erstwhile they are forced to uncover their identities publicly.”
Fudali continued, "From the stigma that comes with being a unfortunate of intersexual abuse, to online backlash, questioning of motives, and adjacent threats, having to uncover one’s sanction tin often beryllium excessively overmuch of a deterrent for immoderate victims, causing them to proceed to endure successful soundlessness and allowing their abusers to spell without being held accountable.”
