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, based on courtroom paperwork obtained by NBC Information.
The indictment alleged Combs “abused, threatened, and coerced girls and others round him to meet his sexual needs, defend his fame, 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 prison 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 response to NBC Information, Combs pleaded not responsible and was denied bail.
“He’s going to struggle this with all of his vitality 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.”
