Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested Monday in Manhattan, New York, his lawyer said.
The charges on which he was arrested were not immediately clear, but a federal prosecutor confirmed that the arrest was based on a sealed federal grand jury indictment. The charges will be revealed on Tuesday.
“We are disappointed in the decision to continue with what we believe is an unfair prosecution of Mr. Combs by the United States Attorney’s Office. Sean “Diddy” Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, doting on his children, and working to better the community. black. “He is a flawed person, but not a criminal,” Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, said in a statement to Scripps News.
“To his credit, Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and voluntarily moved to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve judgment until you have all the facts. “These are the acts of an innocent man who has nothing to hide and hopes to clear his name in court,” his lawyer said.
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federal authorities I searched for Combs properties in Los Angeles and Miami in March as part of a sex trafficking investigation. Combs had also been accused in recent months in sexual abuse lawsuits. He has denied all allegations in those lawsuits.
One of the most notable outfits was that of R&B singer Casandra Ventura, known as Cassie, who sued Combs in federal court about allegations of rape and repeated physical and sexual abuse over years.
The lawsuit alleged that, beginning at age 19, “Mr. Combs asserted complete control over Ms. Ventura’s personal and professional life, thereby ensuring her inability to escape his control.” He alleges numerous cases of physical and sexual assaults.
The lawsuit alleged that Ventura was a victim of sex trafficking, due to the nature of the multiple sexual encounters she was forced to engage in throughout the country.
that suit was resolved just one day after its presentation.
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