United Kingdom, June 4 -- Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been accused by a reporter of drugging and raping her during his European tour in 2000.

The rapper, 55, is still sitting trial in New York on federal charges including racketeering and sex trafficking, and away from the court proceedings Kathi Steininger, a 44-year-old Austrian journalist, publicly accused him of the attack when she was 19.

Speaking to Austrian broadcaster PULS 24, she claimed the incident occurred after she conducted an on-camera interview with Combs.

She alleged she was separated from her cameraman, given a drink by Combs, and subsequently lost consciousness.

Kathi allegedly awoke to find herself being raped on the back of his tour bus.

She said of the drink she was ...