Because of Combs’ power and notoriety, Plaintiff was afraid to report what had happened. She was involved in a contentious divorce and custody battle at the time and feared that reporting the rape would cause her to lose custody of her young child.
The driver drove her to the hospital and tried to convince her to report the rape and get a rape kit, but she was unable to leave the car, “shaking and crying hysterically” and terrified of what Combs would do to her and her family if she reported him.