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The New York City U.S. Attorney's Office announced on Monday, September 16, that rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs had been taken into custody. This happened after he was accused of three felonies in connection with his investigation into s*x trafficking.
On Tuesday, September 17, the grand jury indictment also reportedly made public the records of Combs' arrest, including the circumstances surrounding it. Combs was charged with felonies, including racketeering, s*x trafficking, and transportation to engage in pr*stitution, according to NBC News.
Trigger Warning: This article contains references to s*x trafficking and s*xual abuse. Reader's discretion is advised.
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Moreover, as per The Guardian, during raids in March 2024, law enforcement officials also reportedly seized drugs and over a thousand bottles of baby oil and lubricant from his homes in Miami and Los Angeles. The source went on to say that he reportedly made the women participate in his "freak offs" while using drugs and baby oil.
Explaining the same, as per Outkick, the indictment reportedly said,
"Members and associates of the Combs Enterprise... facilitated the Freak Offs by... booking hotel rooms for the Freak Offs; stocking the hotel rooms in advance with the required Freak Off supplies, including controlled substances, baby oil, lubricant, extra linens, and lighting..."
Diddy was recently arrested due to the charges filed against him
As per NBC News, Diddy was taken into custody at the Park Hyatt hotel located on West 57th Street. According to a statement released by U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, federal officials detained Combs on Monday night, reportedly in response to a sealed indictment that the Southern District of New York had filed.
As per the court records that NBC News obtained, Combs was reportedly involved in the establishment of “a criminal enterprise,” wherein his colleagues were involved in a range of criminal activities such as forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.
In addition, Diddy was charged with assault and intimidating and pressurizing "women and those around him to fulfill his s*xual desires." The indictment also stated that the music mogul was reportedly "engaged in a persistent and pervasive pattern of abuse toward women and other individuals," including physical violence.
According to the same report, Combs, who was charged with three felonies, reportedly occasionally set up the women's flights and made sure they attended by obtaining and supplying narcotics, managing their employment, utilizing his financial backing, and employing violence and intimidation.
It also said that drugs and over a thousand bottles of baby oil and lubricant were reportedly found by police during the searches of Combs' houses in Miami Beach and Los Angeles this year. Furthermore, as per the document, Diddy's associates helped him in his act by,
"Cleaning the hotel rooms after the Freak Offs to try to mitigate room damage; arranging for travel for victims, commercial s*x workers, and COMBS to and from Freak Offs; resupplying COMBS with requested supplies; delivering large sums of cash to COMBS to pay the commercial s*x workers; and scheduling the delivery of IV fluids."
Furthermore, weapons and ammunition, "including three AR-15s with defaced serial numbers, as well as a drum magazine," were also reportedly discovered, according to the indictment.
Moreover, as per Outkicks' September 16 article, the indictment also stated that,
“COMBS also used the sensitive, embarrassing, and incriminating recordings that he made during Freak Offs as collateral to ensure the continued obedience and silence of the victims.”
However, the rapper's attorney, Marc Agnifilo, expressed his disappointment. He also gave reporters an explanation of Diddy's intended plea. As per Hollywood Life, he reportedly said,
“He came to New York to basically engage the court system and start the case, and it will start today and he’s going to plead not guilty. He’s going to fight this with all of his energy and all of his might and the full confidence of his lawyers.”
Meanwhile, Diddy did not make any comment following his arrest.
