Breaking News:P Diddy’s mother issues statement on sexual abuse allegations

P Diddy – also known as P Diddy and Puff Daddy – is facing sex trafficking charges and 120 new sexual misconduct allegations. “My son is not the monster they have painted him to be,”his mother has said in response.

Sean “Diddy” Combs’s mother has issued a statement defending him against sex trafficking charges and sexual misconduct allegations. The rapper and music mogul – also known as P Diddy and Puff Daddy – has pleaded not guilty to three felony counts including sex trafficking and is facing allegations of sexual misconduct from 120 new accusers – 25 of whom were children at the time of the alleged offences.

The 54-year-old is currently awaiting a criminal trial having been denied bail at $50m (£37.8m). Combs’s mother Janice Smalls Combs has released a statement through her attorney, Natlie G. Figgers, which Sky News has seen.

“It is heartbreaking to see my son judged not for the truth, but for a narrative created out of lies,” Ms Combs wrote.”To bear witness what seems to be like a public lynching of my son before he has had the opportunity to prove his innocence is a pain too unbearable to put into words,” she continued.

“Like every human being, my son deserves to have his day in court, to finally share his side, and to prove his innocence.”I am not here to portray my son as perfect because he is not. He has made mistakes in his past, as we all have.”

She went on to say he “may not have been entirely truthful about certain things,” referencing the fact he denied being violent towards ex-girlfriend, R&B singer Cassie, and settled her lawsuit out of court months before CNN aired hotel security footage showing Combs punching and kicking her and throwing her to the floor.

Ms Combs said she believed the federal government used his decision to settle out of court “by interpreting it as an admission of guilt”.The federal government has charged Combs with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution after arresting him on 16 September.

The indictment alleges Combs “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfil his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct” from at least 2008.Then on 1 October Houston attorney Tony Buzbee revealed he would be filing lawsuits on behalf of 120 accusers – 60 males and 60 females – making claims of sexual assault, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation.

Mr Combs has denied all claims against him.”It is important to recognise that none of us, regardless of our status, are immune to fear or mistakes,” Ms Combs wrote.”Not being entirely straightforward about one issue does not mean my son is guilty of the repulsive allegations and the grave charges leveled against him.”

She said “watching the world make jokes and laugh at my son’s life crumbling before our eyes is something I can never forget” and that it was “truly agonising to watch the world turn against my son so quickly and easily”.

Ms Combs also claimed those making accusations against him were “seeking a financial gain, and not justice” and that the federal government was “using these lies to prosecute my son”.

Mr Buzbee, who has said he expects the 120 lawsuits to be filed next month, said the alleged sexual offences carried out against his clients has left them “injured, scared and scarred”.  Ms Combs concluded: “My son is not the monster they have painted him to be, and he deserves the chance to tell his side. I can only pray that I am alive to see him speak his truth and be vindicated.”

“To make matters worse, the federal government is now using these lies to prosecute my son. This injustice has been unbearable for our family. The worst part of this ordeal is watching my beloved son be stripped of his dignity, not for what he did, but for what people choose to believe about him.

“I ask his supporters, fans, colleagues, friends, and the public, to not judge him before you’ve had the chance to hear his side. I beg you to think about those who have been wrongfully persecuted, to remember that not everyone who has made mistakes in life deserves to have their entire existence judged by a single action or a few mistakes.

“My son is not the monster they have painted him to be, and he deserves the chance to tell his side. I can only pray that I am alive to see him speak his truth and be vindicated.”