Our youngest victim at the time of the occurrence was nine years old.
We have an individual who was 14 years old.
We have one who was 15.
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Buzbee said the youngest alleged victim met with Combs at his Bad Boy offices in Manhattan for an audition.
This individual was sexually abused, allegedly bySean Combsand several other people, at the studio, Buzbee said.
Buzbee said the teen allegedly was drugged and raped by Combs.
He said overall, the youngest alleged victims fit a pattern.
In a statement, Combs lawyer, Erica Wolff, said Combs vehemently denies the allegations.
Buzbee said he expects to start filing the lawsuits in the next 30 days.
New York City has a look-back window thats still open for claims involving gender-motivated violence.
Some of this behavior occurred at private residences of people that we all know.
You cant hide skeletons in the closet forever.
He said some tested positive for strange substances.
Drugs were found in their system, weird drugs, drugs that youve probably never heard of.
If you wonder why there are so many alleged victims, thats your answer.
Were talking about more than 25 years of this punch in of conduct, he said.
This has been going on for a very long time.
Each individual story is gut-wrenching and heartbreaking.
The extended sex acts often involved commercial sex workers and would sometimes last multiple days, they said.
Combs allegedly distributed drugs to his alleged victims to keep them obedient and compliant, prosecutors said.
Combs pleaded not guiltyto the charges in the indictment andwas denied bail.
Combs lawyer Marc Agnifilio argued that the allegedly violent sex parties were voluntary.
Is it sex trafficking?
No, not if everybody wants to be there, Agnifilo told the court.
We are not all better off if the federal government comes into our bedrooms.
They dont do great there, and thats whats happening here.
Theyre coming into this mans bedroom, and they are making not just judgments.
They are charging him with statutes that, as they said, could put him in jail for life.
He and his lawyers have called the civil lawsuits fabricated and filed as a money grab.
