Diddy
Charged
With
Sex
Trafficking
&
Racketeering

After
Combs
was
arrested
based
on
the
sealed
indictment,

the
indictment
was
unsealed
on
Sept.
17.

The
54-year-old
was
charged
with
racketeering
conspiracy;
sex
trafficking
by
force,
fraud
or
coercion;
as
well
as
transportation
to
engage
in
prostitution,
according
to
court
documents
obtained
by
NBC
News.

The
indictment
alleged
Combs
“abused,
threatened,
and
coerced
women
and
others
around
him
to
fulfill
his
sexual
desires,
protect
his
reputation,
and
conceal
his
conduct”
for
more
than
a
decade,
with
prosecutors
saying
the
purported
behavior
started
around
2008.

“To
do
so,”
the
documents
stated, “Combs
relied
on
the
employees,
resources,
and
influence
of
the
multi-faceted
business
empire
that
he
led
and
controlled—creating
a
criminal
enterprise
whose
members
and
associates
engaged
in,
and
attempted
to
engage
in,
among
other
crimes,
sex
trafficking,
forced
labor,
kidnapping,
arson,
bribery,
and
obstruction
of
justice.”

According
to

NBC
News,

Combs
pleaded
not
guilty
and
was

denied
bail.

“He’s
going
to
fight
this
with
all
of
his
energy
and
all
of
his
might,”
his
attorney

Marc
Agnifilo
told
reporters
outside
the
courthouse
prior
to
the
arraignment, “and
the
full
confidence
of
his
lawyers.”