Diddy Charged With Sex Trafficking & Racketeering

After Combs was arrested primarily based on the sealed indictment, the indictment was unsealed on Sept. 17.

The 54-year-old was charged with racketeering conspiracy; intercourse trafficking by drive, fraud or coercion; in addition to transportation to have interaction in prostitution, in keeping with court docket paperwork obtained by NBC News.

The indictment alleged Combs “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct” for greater than a decade, with prosecutors saying the purported habits began round 2008.

“To do so,” the paperwork acknowledged, “Combs relied on the employees, resources, and influence of the multi-faceted business empire that he led and controlled—creating a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.”

According to NBC News, Combs pleaded not responsible and was denied bail.

“He’s going to fight this with all of his energy and all of his might,” his lawyer Marc Agnifilo instructed reporters outdoors the courthouse previous to the arraignment, “and the total confidence of his legal professionals.”