Diddy was arrested on September 16 on unknown charges, but his criminal indictment has now been unsealed. Keep watching to see what he's accused of.
Tetris Kelly:
Diddy’s alleged “freak offs” have been detailed in an unsealed criminal indictment that led to his arrest this week when he was charged with sex trafficking and racketeering. We’re digging into some of the shocking details. A day after his arrest, federal prosecutors unsealed a sweeping indictment that claims the rapper “abused, threatened, and coerced women” for decades. It accuses him of “running a racketeering conspiracy that included sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, and bribery.” Many of the allegations center on so-called “freak offs,” which prosecutors describe as “elaborate and produced sexual performances” between victims and male sex workers during which Combs would masturbate. They allege Diddy (real name Sean Combs) and his associates “wielded the power and prestige” of their fame to “intimidate, threaten, and lure female victims” into their orbit, and then used “force, threats of force, and coercion” to get them to participate. During the “frenzies,” prosecutors allege Combs and others kept the victims “compliant and docile” by providing them with drugs, then subjected them to “physical, emotional and verbal abuse,” including punches and kicks, threats of professional repercussions and blackmail with images. An attorney for Diddy stated, “We are disappointed in the decision to pursue what we believe to be an unfair prosecution of Mr. Combs by the United States Attorney’s Office.” Billboard will continue to cover this story as it develops.
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