A federal grand jury has indicted Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs following his arrest on Monday in New York Metropolis.
The embattled rapper is at present going through federal intercourse trafficking and racketeering costs in a 14-page indictment that was unsealed on Tuesday.
Federal prosecutors, within the indictment, charged Diddy with intercourse trafficking by drive, transportation to have interaction in prostitution, and racketeering conspiracy.
They alleged the rapper, with assist from Combs Enterprise associates, ran an “enterprise that he engaged in intercourse trafficking, pressured labor or, kidnapping, arson and different crimes”.
Combs was stated to have “abused, threatened, and coerced ladies and others round him to meet his sexual needs, shield his fame, and conceal his conduct” from 2008 to now.
Within the allegations bothering 11 civil complaints filed in opposition to him since 2023, Combs is accused of transporting industrial intercourse employees throughout state strains and internationally.
Combs allegedly “manipulated ladies to take part in extremely orchestrated performances of sexual exercise with male industrial intercourse employees”.
Prosecutors stated he allegedly coerced the ladies into collaborating by giving them medicine, “controlling their careers, leveraging his monetary assist and threatening to chop off the identical, and utilizing intimidation and violence”.
“Generally unbeknownst to the victims, Combs saved movies he filmed of victims partaking in intercourse acts with industrial intercourse employees,” the indictment added.
It claims Diddy’s victims have been entangled in an internet of management by “bodily violence” and the promise of profession development, with the media mogul “granting and threatening to withhold monetary assist, and by different coercive means, together with monitoring their whereabouts, dictating the victims’ look, monitoring their medical data, controlling their housing, and supplying them with managed substances.”
If convicted, Combs stands to face many years in jail.
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The 54-year-old media mogul has been within the public eye since November 2023 after a number of ladies, together with Cassie Ventura, the rapper’s ex-girlfriend, took him to courtroom, claiming they have been sexually assaulted.
Cassie, who’s a singer, accused the rapper of rape, abuse, and human trafficking throughout their 10-year relationship.
The lawsuit labelled Diddy a “serial home abuser, who would usually beat and kick Ms Ventura, leaving black eyes, bruises, and blood”.
Diddy, nevertheless, denied the allegations, calling them “offensive and outrageous”. He additionally accused Cassie of extortion.
The lawsuit was settled out of courtroom at some point after it was filed.
Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, Diddy’s former producer, additionally filed a lawsuit alleging that the rapper sexually harassed, drugged, and threatened him for over a 12 months.
In March, the US Division of Homeland Safety raided two properties linked to Diddy.
In Could, a video surfaced exhibiting Combs assaulting Cassie in 2016.
Diddy apologised over the incident, saying he was “really sorry” and that his actions have been “inexcusable”.
A Michigan inmate was not too long ago awarded $100 million for a sexual assault lawsuit in opposition to Diddy by default judgment.
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