(NewsNation) — In the latest lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs, former adult film actress Adria English alleges that from 2004 and 2009, the music mogul forced her to take drugs and have sex with guests at his New York and Miami mansions.
Adria English’s attorney Ariel Mitchell-Kidd says an indictment is “inevitable” and that Combs will face criminal charges “for all of the cases we now know to be public information.”
“I’m confident because I have several sources, including sources for Combs himself, who feel very strongly,” Mitchell-Kidd said during a Friday appearance on NewsNation’s “Banfield.” “I’m very confident it’s only a matter of time, a short time.”
Department of Homeland Security agents conducted raids March 25 at Combs’ multimillion-dollar mansion in Los Angeles and his Miami waterfront home.
The raids came as the producer faces a mounting list of civil lawsuits that allege abuse and sexual assault by multiple victims spanning over 30 years. Combs has denied all the allegations.
Combs has reportedly hired a high-profile criminal defense attorney amid a possible federal sex trafficking probe. He hired Marc Agnifilo, who has represented “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli, former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng and NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere, Business Insider reported.
Singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, who had been in a decadelong relationship with Combs in the early 2000s, filed a lawsuit in New York federal court last November alleging sex trafficking, human trafficking, sexual battery, sexual assault and gender-motivated violence, among other causes of action.
She settled the lawsuit with her former partner one day later, but her suit prompted several more alleged victims to come forward.
Hotel surveillance video from 2016 obtained by CNN appeared to show Combs violently kicking and shoving Ventura at the now-closed InterContinental Hotel in the Century City neighborhood of Los Angeles. Two days later, Combs released an apology video admitting he beat Ventura in the hotel hallway. Agnifilo said the sex trafficking allegations by Ventura sparked the federal probe.
NewsNation’s Safia Samee Ali contributed to this report.
