Diddy Charged With Sex Trafficking & Racketeering in Unsealed Criminal Indictment | Billboard News

Diddy was arrested September 16th on unknown charges, but now his criminal indictment has been unsealed. Keep watching to see what he’s been charged with.

Tetris Kelly:

Diddy’s alleged “freak offs” have been detailed in an unsealed criminal indictment that led to his arrest this week as he was charged with sex trafficking and racketeering. We’re digging into some of the shocking details. A day after his arrest, federal prosecutors unveiled a sweeping indictment that claims the rapper “abused, threatened and coerced women” for decades. It accuses him of “running a racketeering conspiracy that included sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson and bribery.” Many of the allegations center on so-called “freaks offs,” which prosecutors describe as “elaborate and produced sex performances” between victims and male sex workers during which Combs would masturbate. They allege Diddy (real name Sean Combs) and his associates “wielded the power and prestige” of his fame to “intimidate, threaten and lure female victims” into his orbit, then used “force, threats of force, and coercion” to get them to participate. During the “freak offs,” prosecutors claim Combs and others kept victims “obedient and compliant” by providing them with drugs, then subjected them to “physical, emotional and verbal abuse,” including hitting and kicking them, threatening career repercussions, and blackmailing them with footage. An attorney for Diddy stated, “We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.” Billboard will continue to cover this story as it develops.