Diddy is headed to jail ahead of a trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. The American Rap mogul is accused of running a syndicate that exploited and abused women through coercion, drugs, and violence. Read the full story here! New Delhi: Sean “Diddy” Combs headed to jail Tuesday to await trial in a federal sex trafficking case that accuses him of presiding over a sordid empire of sexual crimes protected by blackmail and shocking acts of violence.
The music mogul is charged with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. The indictment against him lists allegations that go back to 2008. He’s accused of inducing female victims and male sex workers into drugged-up, sometimes dayslong sexual performances dubbed “Freak Offs.
” The indictment also refers obliquely to an attack on his former girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, that was captured on video. “Not guilty,” Combs told a court, standing to speak after expressionlessly listening to the allegations with his uncuffed hands folded in his lap. After US Magistrate Judge Robyn Tarnofsky declined to grant him bail, Combs took a long swig from a water bottle, then was led out of court, turning toward family members in the audience as he went.
“Mr. Combs is a fighter. He’s going to fight this to the end.
He’s innocent,” his lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said after court. He plans to appeal the bail decision. The Bad Boy Records founder is accused of sexually abusing and using physical force toward wome.