The Diddy raid reminds us that it’s never too late for alleged victims to be heard | Tayo Bero

Years of work by alleged victims and advocates have led to an investigation of the mogul and a suit against Russell Simmons

Last week, the world watched as agents of the US Department of Homeland Security dramatically raided two properties - one in Miami and one in Los Angeles - belonging to the music mogul Sean Diddy" Combs, as part of an ongoing investigation into sex-trafficking allegations.

What fewer people probably knew was that just a couple of weeks earlier, the former hip-hop executive Drew Dixon had tracked down another industry legend, Russell Simmons, to serve him with a defamation lawsuit relating to her own alleged history of abuse at Simmons's hands.