Diddy Charged With Intercourse 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 power, fraud or coercion; in addition to transportation to have interaction in prostitution, in accordance 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 popularity, 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 workers, 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 have interaction in, amongst different crimes, intercourse trafficking, pressured labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.”
In accordance with NBC Information, Combs pleaded not responsible and was denied bail.
“He’s going to battle this with all of his power and all of his may,” his lawyer Marc Agnifilo instructed reporters outdoors the courthouse previous to the arraignment, “and the complete confidence of his attorneys.”
