Hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been charged with racketeering, sex trafficking, and arson in a federal indictment. Prosecutors allege that Combs orchestrated 'freak offs,' coerced sex acts that he recorded, and intimidated witnesses. They are seeking to keep him jailed pending trial due to his alleged history of witness tampering.
unsealed today, Combs was charged with racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. The charges are tied to "freak offs," coerced sex acts that Combs allegedly orchestrated and recorded.
"Even more concerning, since learning about the criminal investigation, including following the execution of the search warrants at his residences, Combs contacted other witnesses on multiple occasions, including other witnesses who had received grand jury subpoenas."Money was no object when it came to Combs' desires in highly orchestrated sex acts known as "freak offs," the government said.
Combs and a co-conspirator kidnapped a victim on Dec. 22, 2011, from the home of someone only identified as “Individual-1,” according to a prosecution memo. "There are simply no conditions that would ensure that the defendant's efforts to obstruct and tamper with witnesses will stop," prosecutors wrote to Magistrate Judge Robyn Tarnofsky."In sum, the defendant's long history of violent conduct makes clear that even the most stringent bail conditions will not suffice to ensure the safety of the community," according to the government memo.
"The 'freak offs' sometimes lasted days at a time, involved multiple commercial sex workers, and often involved a variety of narcotics such asFederal prosecutors claimed they seized more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and other lubricants from Combs' homes that were used in these sex acts.Two of three AR-15s taken from Combs were in his bedroom closet in Miami, where they had been"broken down into parts, along with magazines with ammunition loaded in them," U.S.
"We are not done," Williams added when asked about the potential for more charges."This investigation is ongoing, and I encourage anyone with information about this case to come forward and to do it quickly."Sean “Diddy” Combs was charged with sex trafficking and more. NBC News’ Chloe Melas is outside the courthouse with the latest reporting. MSNBC’s Lisa Rubin also joins José Díaz-Balart to break down the indictment.
Now, prosecutors are alleging that Combs' commercial enterprise was a key component of his criminal enterprise. The mogul used his businesses and several of his employees"to carry out, facilitate, and cover up his abuse and commercial sex," according to the indictment unsealed this morning. And once victims were lured into this orbit, they were coerced to keep following the suspect's orders, prosecutors said.
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