Imprisoned rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs could soon face additional legal jeopardy as he serves a 50-month prison sentence at a Recent Jersey federal facility, after the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office confirmed it’s reviewing sexual assault allegations made by a Hollywood publicist to authorities in Florida last yr.
On Tuesday, the office led by Nathan Hochman confirmed Combs is the topic of a probe in L.A. The investigation stems from allegations of sexual battery made by publicist Jonathan Hay, who filed a report in September 2025 in Largo, Florida, just before Combs’ sentencing and after his federal trial resulted in a split verdict. The case was referred to L.A. authorities since the alleged incidents occurred there in 2020 and 2021. In September 2025, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department said Hay’s accusations were being reviewed by its Special Victims Bureau.
The 2 alleged incidents of sexual battery occurred during moments when Hay was alone with Combs while working on remix sessions involving Christopher Wallace, the late rapper Notorious B.I.G.’s son. Hay, present that day as a part of a photograph shoot, claims the 2020 incident involved Combs masturbating right into a shirt belonging to the late Notorious B.I.G. Combs, he claims, “removed the shirt to uncover his penis and told Hay to return finish him off.” Based on Hay’s account, Combs then ejaculated and threw the shirt at him.
Hay alleged that in 2021, Combs forced him to perform oral sex. He stated that he had suicidal ideation after the incident.
The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office said prosecutors are actually evaluating evidence submitted by local investigators; no charging decision has been announced.
Hay told CNN he had contemplated coming forward roughly 10 months before Combs’ girlfriend of a decade, singer Cassie Ventura, filed the civil case that eventually helped trigger last summer’s federal trial — and which Ventura settled for $20 million the day after it was filed.
Hay’s allegations first surfaced in a civil suit filed anonymously in July against Combs, Wallace, and others, by which Hay claimed they “conspired” with the powerful mogul to “allow or assist in Combs’ ability to perform” the alleged sexual battery. Wallace responded with a defamation suit against Hay, claiming Hay was upset that music recorded in 2020 was never released by the Notorious B.I.G.’s estate.
Responding to the D.A.’s office decision this week, Hay said in a press release that he’s pleased the case is moving forward.
“Standing as a survivor of the actions involving Sean Diddy Combs and Christopher CJ Wallace, I view the validation of my accounts by the LAPD and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office as a critical juncture,” he said. “This development represents a considerable advancement in my pursuit of complete accountability. Justice is prevailing.”
Combs has denied the allegations in Hay’s suit and all other claims against him. Along with this potential L.A. indictment, he faces roughly 70 civil complaints related to his alleged conduct over time, most involving claims of drugging and sexual assault.
Combs and Ventura, who haven’t been a pair for nearly a decade, are named together in considered one of those cases. Sex employee Clayton Howard, whom the couple allegedly hired, claims abuse by each Ventura and Combs. Howard alleges in his criticism that he impregnated Ventura during a drug-fueled encounter and contracted a sexually transmitted infection after participating in a “freak-off” with the couple.
In a declaration requesting that Howard’s legal motion be transferred from L.A. to Recent York, Ventura revealed she has left the country, stating: “I’m not a resident of the State of California. I reside outside of the US. I don’t intend to maneuver back to the US.”
Ventura has also filed a countersuit against Wallace, denying his claims.
In July, a jury found Combs guilty of two federal counts of transportation to interact in prostitution; he was acquitted of the more serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. In October, he was sentenced to 50 months in prison, which he’s serving in Recent Jersey while his attorneys appeal the case.