Sep 17 Read the full indictment against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs The indictment describes Combs as the head of a criminal enterprise that engaged or attempted to engage in activities including sex trafficking, forced labor, interstate transportation for purposes of prostitution, drug offenses, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice. Continue reading
Sep 17 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs indicted for sex trafficking and racketeering By Larry Neumeister, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Combs was arrested late Monday in Manhattan, roughly six months after federal authorities conducting a sex trafficking investigation raided his luxurious homes in Los Angeles and Miami. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 5:42 A look at the sex trafficking investigations surrounding music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Federal authorities are investigating allegations of sexual trafficking by Sean “P. Diddy” Combs. The music mogul is already facing a series of civil lawsuits from several women, and at least one man, alleging he either assaulted, abused or trafficked them. Continue watching
Mar 26 What we know about the federal raids at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ homes By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press Officials said the searches were connected to an investigation by federal authorities in New York. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 6:40 Survivors of sex trafficking face barriers in their search for justice By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young, Juliet Fuisz In January, thousands of court documents were released detailing the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse and trafficking of teenage girls. It brought new attention to the problem of sex trafficking in the U.S. and why… Continue watching
Jan 07 Nearly 3,000 pages of Epstein records have been released so far. These questions remain By Associated Press Even after the release of thousands of pages of court records in recent days, some questions about the millionaire pedophile remain unanswered. Here's a look at what we know — and what we don't — about Epstein and his crimes. Continue reading
Jan 05 New records detail how Epstein levereged connections to the wealthy, powerful to abuse girls By Larry Neumeister, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The documents so far — with more to come — were sprinkled with names of celebrities and politicians who socialized with Epstein or worked with him in the years before he was publicly accused nearly two decades ago of paying… Continue reading
Jan 03 What you need to know about the release of court records related to Jeffrey Epstein By David B. Caruso, Associated Press Some previously sealed court records are going to be made public, but the great majority of the people whose names appear in those documents are not accused of any wrongdoing, and there is no client list. Continue reading
Feb 15 Rep. Matt Gaetz says no charges for him in sex trafficking case By Associated Press Gaetz says the Justice Department has ended a sex trafficking case with no charges against him. Gaetz, who represents much of the Florida Panhandle, issued a statement through his congressional office that the long-running investigation was over. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 5:24 The efforts to crack down on sex trafficking in Arizona ahead of Super Bowl By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson More than 100 million viewers are expected to tune into the Super Bowl on Sunday. The stadium near Phoenix is expected to be packed, with more than 70,000 on hand to watch the Chiefs and Eagles square off. But big… Continue watching