Prosecutors Add Two More Victims to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Federal Indictment

Prosecutors  Add Two More Victims to Sean  "Diddy" Combs'  Federal Indictment
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Federal prosecutors  have filed  an indictment against Sean "Diddy" Combs, expanding the racketeering conspiracy  charges to include two female  victims.
Combs was previously charged with racketeering conspiracy and  transporting for prostitution a  longtime ex-girlfriend, who is identified in the indictment as "Victim 1." The superseding indictment  says the crimes extended to two  other women. He is also charged with sex trafficking of "Victim  1."
Prosecutors have  repeatedly clashed in court with Combs' attorneys over the number of alleged victims. Combs'  attorneys have argued that the allegations involving "Victim 1" are not evidence of sex  trafficking, but  rather "consensual" activity that  occurred between people in a long-term  relationship.
"There is one victim in the  indictment ... it's not  50," a lawyer for Combs previously told  CNN's Kaitlan Collins. Speaking  about the  indictment, he  added: "What they did, and it's  kind of funny, is 50 witnesses or victims — well, it's  just one victim. That's all  there is to the indictment."
The new indictment also alleges  that the criminal conduct  dates back  to 2004, four years  before the alleged start.
Prosecutors allege  that Combs and his associates used  their positions of power and influence to intimidate and lure female  victims, often "under the  guise of a romantic  relationship," and then  trick them  into engaging in  sexual acts, often involving male sex workers, according to the indictment. Prosecutors  have previously alleged  that the crimes occurred  during "Freak  Offs," or events where women were drugged and forced to have sex. In the new indictment, prosecutors allege that  in some  cases the criminal activity  involved only Combs and a female  victim. Additionally, the new indictment alleges  that when Combs' authority was threatened by employees, witnesses or others, he  sometimes responded with violence, including  committing "multiple" acts of kidnapping.  In one  instance, the indictment says, Combs allegedly  "suspended a victim over an apartment balcony."
"The latest  indictment does not contain any new  offenses." "The prosecution's theory remains flawed," Combs'  attorney, Marc  Agnifilo, said in a statement to CNN. "The government has added the ridiculous theory that two of Mr. Combs'  ex-girlfriends were not  girlfriends, but prostitutes. Mr. Combs is  more determined than ever to  fight these charges and  win his case."
As part of the conspiracy charge, prosecutors  have added two  other drugs  that Combs and others allegedly  possessed, including psilocin, a psychedelic, and  methamphetamine. Prosecutors said their investigation is  ongoing, noting that in a letter to the judge  Thursday.
"As the  government has previously indicated, its investigation remains active and  ongoing." "The government will  seek to  file any  new charges as  expeditiously as possible,  given the May 5, 2025 trial date  for this case," prosecutors wrote to the  judge.
Combs has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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