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Sean "Diddy" Combs has been charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday.

The charges were revealed after the hip-hop mogul was taken into custody by federal authorities in New York the night before, multiple law enforcement sources told CBS News, in connection with an ongoing investigation by Homeland Security Investigations.

Combs is expected to appear in court Tuesday afternoon. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, of the Southern District of New York, said during a news conference that federal prosecutors would be seeking detention for Combs.

In the indictment, prosecutors allege that Combs was part of a criminal organization that engaged in or attempted to engage in sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, obstruction of justice and other offenses.

Williams said there were multiple victims in the case, but he didn't provide a specific number and he urged others to come forward to authorities.

Combs is accused of assaulting women on numerous occasions starting in 2009 and continuing for years, according to the indictment.

"The indictment alleges that between at least 2008 and the present, Combs abused, threatened and coerced victims to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct," Williams told reporters Tuesday. "As alleged in the indictment, to carry out this conduct, Sean Combs led and participated in a racketeering conspiracy that used the business empire he controlled to carry out criminal activity."

According to the indictment, Combs "manipulated women to participate in highly orchestrated performances of sexual activity with male commercial sex workers." Combs also allegedly arranged for women and commercial sex workers to be flown to him.

Combs "ensured participation from the women by, among other things, obtaining and distributing narcotics to them, controlling their careers, leveraging his financial support and threatening to cut off the same, and using intimidation and violence," the indictment alleges.

Williams said the investigation into Combs was ongoing and that additional charges weren't off the table. He also said others could face charges in the case.

"This office is determined to investigate and prosecute anyone who engages in sex trafficking, no matter how powerful or wealthy or famous you may be," Williams said.

Read the indictment​

The indictment refers to an incident caught on hotel security cameras in 2016. CNN aired the footage earlier this year, which appears to show Combs attacking the singer Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel hallway. In May, Combs apologized for the incident, saying his behavior was "inexcusable" and that he took "full responsibility" for his actions.

According to the indictment, Combs attempted to bribe a hotel security staff member who intervened in the incident to keep them quiet.

Combs allegedly referred to the incidents as "Freak Offs," according to the indictment. Prosecutors said Combs directed these "Freak Offs," often recorded them and distributed controlled substances to the victims, which helped make them obedient and compliant.

"He used the embarrassing and sensitive recordings he made of the 'Freak Offs' as collateral against the victims, and the indictment alleges that he maintained control over the victims in several ways, including by giving them drugs, by giving and threatening to take away financial support or housing, by promising them career opportunities, by monitoring their whereabouts and even by dictating their physical appearance," Williams said.

The victims didn't believe that they could refuse Combs "without risking their security or facing more abuse," Williams said.

Prosecutors also accused Combs of carrying or brandishing guns to intimidate and threaten victims and witnesses. Williams said Homeland Security Investigations agents who raided Combs' homes in Los Angeles and Miami in March found firearms and ammunition, including three defaced AR-15s and a large-capacity drum magazine.


Homeland Security Investigations declined to comment.

"We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney's Office," Marc Agnifilo, an attorney for Combs, said in a statement.

He described Combs as "a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist," and said, "He is an imperfect person but he Is not a criminal."

Agnifilo said Combs "has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court."

court."

The unsealed indictment lists the case as:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
V.
SEAN COMBS,
a/k/a "Puff Daddy,"
a/k/a "P. Diddy,"
a/k/a "Diddy,"
a/k/a "PD,"
a/k/a "Love,"
Defendant.
Combs has faced a number of lawsuits in recent months involving allegations of sexual misconduct, abuse and violence. Combs and his representatives have denied all the accusations.

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sean-diddy-combs-arrested-federal-custody/
 
In the indictment, prosecutors allege that Combs was part of a criminal organization that engaged in or attempted to engage in sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, obstruction of justice and other offenses.
So, basically a gang/mob boss?
Williams said the investigation into Combs was ongoing and that additional charges weren't off the table. He also said others could face charges in the case.
Unless the key witness' surveillance goes offline...
"This office is determined to investigate and prosecute anyone who engages in sex trafficking, no matter how powerful or wealthy or famous you may be," Williams said.
Just trying to make up for Epstein, which allegedly had much more powerful clientele.
"He used the embarrassing and sensitive recordings he made of the 'Freak Offs' as collateral against the victims, and the indictment alleges that he maintained control over the victims in several ways, including by giving them drugs, by giving and threatening to take away financial support or housing, by promising them career opportunities, by monitoring their whereabouts and even by dictating their physical appearance," Williams said.
Victims of who? It wasn't just P. Diddy at those parties. I don't think we'll ever find out, much like Epstein.
Prosecutors also accused Combs of carrying or brandishing guns to intimidate and threaten victims and witnesses. Williams said Homeland Security Investigations agents who raided Combs' homes in Los Angeles and Miami in March found firearms and ammunition, including three defaced AR-15s and a large-capacity drum magazine.
One question that I had was why Homeland Security? This sounds more like the jurisdiction of the ATF, U.S. Marshals, or the FBI. Are those agencies, or a combination of all 3, complicit somehow? The victims that were being brought in imposed no security risk to the US, so I don't understand why Homeland Security.
 
So, basically a gang/mob boss?

Unless the key witness' surveillance goes offline...

Just trying to make up for Epstein, which allegedly had much more powerful clientele.

Victims of who? It wasn't just P. Diddy at those parties. I don't think we'll ever find out, much like Epstein.

One question that I had was why Homeland Security? This sounds more like the jurisdiction of the ATF, U.S. Marshals, or the FBI. Are those agencies, or a combination of all 3, complicit somehow? The victims that were being brought in imposed no security risk to the US, so I don't understand why Homeland Security.
I don’t we will either. He tried to bond out on a 50 million dollar bond and they said he was a flight risk, so they denied him.
 
R-kelly going to be singing a sad song while he's getting pounded by Diddy. Seriously though, it's about time they arrested him.
 
R-kelly going to be singing a sad song while he's getting pounded by Diddy. Seriously though, it's about time they arrested him.
Or they'll be assigned to the same block and be forced to entertain inmates with daily rap battles. :LOL:
 
More like what he'll be thinking while he falls head first from the 3rd story of the block when he's supposedly supposed to be in protective custody awaiting trial. 🫠

/Epstein reference
There is no way they'll put Diddy in general population. That'll be a automatic death sentence.
 
I'd never be in his shoes, but I'd probably refuse to eat and make medical give me a feeding tube. I also would never leave my cell without the warden. That way, there's some documented accountability.

I mean, innocent before proven guilty, but you and I know there are prison rules too. If the older inmates think he popped Biggie and Pac... might be writing on the wall just for that.
 
I'd never be in his shoes, but I'd probably refuse to eat and make medical give me a feeding tube. I also would never leave my cell without the warden. That way, there's some documented accountability.

I mean, innocent before proven guilty, but you and I know there are prison rules too. If the older inmates think he popped Biggie and Pac... might be writing on the wall just for that.
Not in the states. You are guilty until proven innocent in the USA. He needs protective custody or he's getting beat.
 
I don't really have much to say, but I want to speak in general. The celebrities should stop using their influence to perpetrate illicit activities. Instead, they should be a source of inspiration to their audience. A lot of people are looking up to them as role models. I feel so disappointed when I hear issues like this.
 
He’s in even more legal trouble. When it rains it pours especially for Diddy.

Two things that I don't like about this. First of all, it's probably way past the statute of limitations, meaning it only has to move forward as civil litigation. With the reputation that he has already garnered in the media, the jury will be tainted, and then, I'm going to put it in quotes, "victim" will be awarded damages because of that, and not based on any real, hard facts or testimony, only hearsay.

Secondly, I have to question the legitimacy of the story.

You're telling me that over a f-o-u-r year period, a woman was drugged and assaulted by Puffy?

Not once did it cross her mind after the 1st time to call the police, or the 2nd time not to show up, or the 3rd time to change her number, or the 4th time to move away? I get that there's a thing called Stockholm Syndrome, and she might've suffered from that. But, at some point of promises to become famous after being drugged and assaulted, you have to step back and question, "Is this really going to happen?" And, if you have any doubts, it should raise some suspicion. However, action against him should've taken place long ago.
 
Two things that I don't like about this. First of all, it's probably way past the statute of limitations, meaning it only has to move forward as civil litigation. With the reputation that he has already garnered in the media, the jury will be tainted, and then, I'm going to put it in quotes, "victim" will be awarded damages because of that, and not based on any real, hard facts or testimony, only hearsay.

Secondly, I have to question the legitimacy of the story.

You're telling me that over a f-o-u-r year period, a woman was drugged and assaulted by Puffy?

Not once did it cross her mind after the 1st time to call the police, or the 2nd time not to show up, or the 3rd time to change her number, or the 4th time to move away? I get that there's a thing called Stockholm Syndrome, and she might've suffered from that. But, at some point of promises to become famous after being drugged and assaulted, you have to step back and question, "Is this really going to happen?" And, if you have any doubts, it should raise some suspicion. However, action against him should've taken place long ago.
Exactly. I guess since Cassie sued him it opened up the flood gates for everyone else to do so.


 
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