Sean 'Diddy' Combs Indicted On Sex Trafficking Charges Following Arrest In NYC

NEW YORK CITY — Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing racketeering and sex trafficking charges following his arrest Monday night in Manhattan, prosecutors said Tuesday.

The unsealed indictment alleged Combs created "a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in" various crimes, such as "sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice."

Combs used his businesses and employees to carry out, facilitate, and cover up his abuse and commercial sex, according to prosecutors. The employees remained 'loyal' through acts of violence and threats, prosecutors said.

Combs used intimidation, manipulation and bribery to avoid detect of their illegal acts, prosecutors said. He is also accused of threatening and forcing victims to perform sex acts that he would record called "freak offs", according to the indictment.

Combs would assault women by striking, punching, dragging, throwing objects at and kicking them, prosecutors said.

From 2008 to the present, Combs abused, threatened and coerced victims to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct, Domain Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said at a press conference.

"A year ago, Sean Combs stood in Times Square and was handed a key to New York City. "Today, he's been indicted and will face justice in the Southern District of New York."

"We are not done," Williams added. "This investigation is ongoing, and I encourage anyone with information about this case to come forward and to do it quickly."

Federal agents during raids of Combs' homes found evidence of "freak off incidents," narcotics, three AR-15 rifles, ammunition and bottles of baby oil and lubricant

"We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney's Office," Combs attorney Marc Agnifilo said in a prepared statement to the New York Times.

Combs went to New York last week in anticipation of the charges being brought, according to Agnifilo.

The federal probe of Combs was revealed when Homeland Security Investigations agents served simultaneous search warrants and raided Combs' mansions in Los Angeles and Miami on March 25. This month, Combs reportedly listed his mansion in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles for $61.5 million.

Another attorney for Combs, Aaron Dyer, the day after the raids called them "a gross use of military-level force," said the allegations were "meritless," and said Combs was "innocent and will continue to fight" to clear his name.

Combs is expected to plead not guilty, according to his lawyer.