rear Sean Diddy Combs Diddy was arrested by federal agents in New York City, and the charges were revealed in an unsealed indictment. The rapper has been facing legal troubles in connection with a sex trafficking investigation brought against him by the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year. During Diddy’s recent court appearance in New York, prosecutors listed multiple charges against him, including “freak-offs” that he allegedly forced on his victims.
What is a “Freak Off”?
According to NBC News, prosecutors cited “freak offs” as one of the coercive acts orchestrated by Diddy, a term referring to sexual acts that Combs allegedly recorded for his viewing pleasure. According to court documents viewed by the outlet, Diddy is accused of using “sensitive, embarrassing and incriminating recordings made during freak offs as collateral to ensure the victim’s compliance and silence.”
Prosecutors also alleged that one “freak-off” cost Combs more than $46,000 in damages in 2012 “to make up for losses to Penthouse.”
“The defendant organized the freak-offs with the cooperation of members and associates of the enterprise, including employees of his own company, and the hotel rooms where the freak-offs took place often suffered extensive damage,” prosecutors said, according to the media.
According to NBC, when federal agents searched Combs’ homes in Miami and Los Angeles, they also found “an array of Freak Off supplies, including drugs and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.”
What was Diddy charged with?
Combs was charged with three felony counts of extortion, sex trafficking and transportation for the purpose of prostitution.
Is Sean “Diddy” Combs in prison?
Diddy was reportedly taken into custody by the Department of Homeland Security’s Bureau of Investigations after being arrested by federal agents. According to NBC, Combs has offered to pay $50 million bail to be released from custody. Additionally, he has offered to wear a GPS monitor. However, prosecutors are reportedly asking the judge to deny Combs bail.
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