Diddy wants to dismiss some of the claims in one of his sexual assault cases… claiming he can’t be prosecuted under laws that didn’t even exist at the time of the alleged incident.
According to new documents, obtained by TMZ… Diddy’s lawyers are reacting to allegations made by Joi Dickerson-Neal — a woman who filed a lawsuit against him in November, alleging he drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1991.
Joi has filed six lawsuits against Diddy… and now her team claims she can’t sue him on several of those charges because the laws didn’t exist when she says he assaulted her.
For example, Dickerson-Neal is suing Diddy under New York’s Human Trafficking Victim Services Act… which Diddy’s lawyers note didn’t go into effect until 2007 — about 16 years after the incident occurred.
Diddy is also contesting her claims under the New York State Revenge Pornography Law codified in 2019, the New York City Gender-Motivated Violence Victims Protection Act – passed in 2000 – and the 2016 New York Revenge.
Basically, Diddy’s lawyers are asking that the claims under these laws be dismissed with prejudice – although, of course, they are also maintaining that their client did not commit any of the alleged acts, including the sexual assault she claims to have suffered. his hands.
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It’s worth noting… the lawyers are not making the same argument against the first two counts – common law claims for assault and battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress that do not depend on specific statutes – because the arguments about the timing of approval certain statutes do not apply to these claims… which are at the heart of your case.
One more question Diddy’s lawyers are raising… they say Joi can’t sue Bad Boy Records or Bad Boy Entertainment like she’s trying to – because they didn’t exist yet either.