Maui’s Police Chief John Pelletier (Credit: public domain)
An amended lawsuit against Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs has named Maui’s police chief as a co-conspirator, alleging the officer helped the music mogul cover up a woman’s rape in 2018.
Maui’s Police Chief John Pelletier, 52, is one of several new defendants, including NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and Drew Desbordes, a comedian known as Druski, added to the damning lawsuit on Friday.
The documents, filed by a woman and two additional plaintiffs, accuses Pelletier of posing as a Contra Costa, California sheriff in order to deter a woman from filing a rape charge against the disgraced rapper.
At the time, however, Pelletier was working as a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department captain and had no jurisdiction in the Golden State.
‘Plaintiff told defendant Pelletier, believing he was a sheriff from local police, she had been violently gang raped by defendant Diddy and others and that she did not have her clothes, phone, purse, car keys or cell phone,’ the complaint reads.
She also claims Pelletier took her, and another plaintiff, at gunpoint to his home, restrained them, refused to let them call an attorney, and made various moves to cover up the kidnapping.
In light of the jaw-dropping new claims, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen has called for an investigation over the lawsuit’s accusations made against the police chief, KHON-TV reported.
The mayor, who has served in the role since 2023, said he wants Pelletier to be put on administrative leave in the meantime.
‘There is precedent within County of Maui government for placing appointed officials on leave while allegations against them are investigated,’ Bissen said in a letter to the the Maui Police Commission.
‘This approach does not constitute a presumption of guilt but ensures that the individual in question is not in a position that may compromise the integrity of the office while the matter is under review,’ he continued.
‘Given the gravity of the allegations, I recommend that the Maui Police Commission place Chief Pelletier on administrative leave pending further investigation.’
Pelletier commented on the mayor’s request, fiercely denying the accusations.
‘Let me be clear: the allegations made against me are completely false, and I have not been formally served with any legal paperwork,’ Pelletier said. (Read more: Daily Mail, 3/12/2025) (Archive)