NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs must appear in court on Tuesday for federal charges of sex trafficking and organized crime that accuse him of beating and abusing women for over a decade and overseeing a sexual crimes empire. PUBLICIDAD Combs was arrested on Monday night in Manhattan, approximately six months after federal authorities raided his luxurious homes in Los Angeles and Miami as part of a sex trafficking investigation. PUBLICIDAD The music mogul "engaged in a persistent and widespread pattern of abuse towards women and other individuals," according to an accusation filed on Tuesday by the New York Prosecutor's Office.
During the past year, Combs has been sued by people who claim he subjected them to physical or sexual abuse. He has denied many of those accusations, and his lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said outside the court on Tuesday morning that Combs would plead not guilty and would fight hard to try to get his client released. Agnifilo said about Combs: “His spirits are high.
He is confident.” The long list of accusations against "Diddy" Combs Combs, 54, was recognized as one of the most influential figures in hip hop before a flurry of accusations emerged last year turning him into an industry pariah. The accusation details complaints dating back to 2008 that he abused, threatened, and coerced women for years "to satisfy his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his behavior.
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