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 interact in prostitution, in line with courtroom paperwork obtained by NBC Information.
The indictment alleged Combs “abused, threatened, and coerced ladies and others round him to meet his sexual wishes, defend his repute, and conceal his conduct” for greater than a decade, with prosecutors saying the purported habits began round 2008.
“To take action,” the paperwork acknowledged, “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.”
In response to 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 instructed reporters exterior the courthouse previous to the arraignment, “and the total confidence of his attorneys.”
