The 114-page complaint alleges Combs and other defendants in the lawsuit used English as “a sexual pawn for the pleasure and financial benefit of others” during “White Parties” at Combs’ homes in the Hamptons, New York, and Miami, Florida. The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, also alleges Combs forced English to “engage in prostitution and sex work” between 2006 and 2009.
The lawsuit marks the ninth against Combs since last November and the eighth directly accusing him of sexual assault. One of the eight lawsuits, filed by former girlfriend Cassie Ventura, has been settled. Another lawsuit accused his son Christian Combs of sexual assault, and Sean Combs is accused of aiding and abetting.
English’s lawsuit requests a jury trial and seeks an undisclosed amount of punitive damages.
Federal investigators are also preparing to bring accusers of Combs before a federal grand jury, two sources familiar with the probe previously told CNN — signaling the US Justice Department is moving toward potentially seeking an indictment of Combs.
Bringing individuals who have filed civil lawsuits against Combs before a grand jury would mark a significant escalation in the government’s ongoing investigation involving the producer and Bad Boy Records founder.