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 drive, fraud or coercion; in addition to transportation to have interaction in prostitution, in keeping with courtroom paperwork obtained by NBC Information.
The indictment alleged Combs “abused, threatened, and coerced girls and others round him to meet his sexual wishes, 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 workers, sources, and affect of the multi-faceted enterprise empire that he led and managed—making a felony 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 line 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 would possibly,” his lawyer Marc Agnifilo informed reporters exterior the courthouse previous to the arraignment, “and the total confidence of his legal professionals.”
