Diddy Charged With Intercourse Trafficking & Racketeering
After Combs was arrested based mostly on the sealed indictment, the indictment was unsealed on Sept. 17.
The 54-year-old was charged with racketeering conspiracy; intercourse trafficking by pressure, fraud or coercion; in addition to transportation to interact in prostitution, in line with court docket paperwork obtained by NBC Information.
The indictment alleged Combs “abused, threatened, and coerced girls and others round him to satisfy his sexual needs, defend his status, and conceal his conduct” for greater than a decade, with prosecutors saying the purported conduct began round 2008.
“To take action,” the paperwork said, “Combs relied on the staff, assets, and affect of the multi-faceted enterprise empire that he led and managed—making a legal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, and tried to interact in, amongst different crimes, intercourse trafficking, compelled labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.”
Based on NBC Information, Combs pleaded not responsible and was denied bail.
“He’s going to battle this with all of his vitality and all of his would possibly,” his legal professional Marc Agnifilo instructed reporters exterior the courthouse previous to the arraignment, “and the complete confidence of his attorneys.”