A new civil lawsuit accused Maui Police Chief John Pelletier of being involved in a cover-up linked to disgraced rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, charges which the officer denied. Ashey Parham and two unnamed people filed the lawsuit against Pelletier,

Maui’s police chief denies allegations made by an alleged sexual assault victim of Sean “Diddy” Combs that he worked as an enforcer and facilitator for the rap mogul’s sex parties while working as a captain for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in 2018.

Maui Mayor Richard Bissen urged the police commission to investigate Chief John Pelletier and place him on leave over the lawsuit, but Pelletier refuted, calling the move