Prosecutors have added chilling details to their indictment against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging a two-decade racketeering conspiracy involving sex trafficking and violence, The Associated Press reports.
The updated indictment, filed in Manhattan federal court, claims Combs subjected at least three women to sex trafficking and once dangled someone off a hotel balcony.
The new details come as Combs, 55, awaits a May 5 trial after being arrested in September on sex trafficking charges. He has pleaded not guilty and remains incarcerated without bail. While the superseding indictment includes no new charges, it expands the timeline of the alleged racketeering conspiracy, now stretching from 2004 to 2024. The original indictment claimed the conspiracy began in 2008.
Prosecutors have identified at least three victims, labeled only as “Victim-1,” “Victim-2,” and “Victim-3,” and allege Combs used his “power and prestige” as a music industry giant to intimidate, threaten and lure women, often under the guise of a romantic relationship. According to the indictment, Combs then used force, threats, and coercion to compel victims, including the three women, into commercial sex acts.
The indictment details a pattern of violence, threats of violence, financial and reputational harm, and verbal abuse inflicted on his victims. In one disturbing detail, prosecutors also alleged that Combs once dangled an individual off a hotel balcony, though they provided no further information on that incident.
Marc Agnifilo, Combs’ attorney, acknowledged the superseding indictment but emphasized it contains no new charges. He reiterated that Combs is committed to fighting the charges.
Earlier this month, the defense argued that the allegations are a “sexist and puritanical” reaction to consensual sex acts between adults. They claim that the government’s theory “perpetuates stereotypes of female victimhood and lack of agency” and seeks to “police non-conforming sexual activity”. According to the defense, the government’s argument hinges on characterizing these sex acts as “dirty, disgusting, or inherently unsavory,” arguing it’s inappropriate to assume that a woman’s participation must have been coerced, despite evidence of willing involvement.
