Oct 10 Trial date set for Sean 'Diddy' Combs to face sex trafficking charges in May By Larry Neumeister, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A May 5 trial date was set Thursday for hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs to face sex trafficking charges. Continue reading
Sep 18 Judge denies bail for Sean 'Diddy' Combs over witness tampering concerns in sex trafficking case By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press A second judge has refused to grant bail to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter said Wednesday that the government had proved “by clear and convincing evidence" that any amount of bail couldn't ensure that the hip-hop… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 6:40 Sean 'Diddy' Combs held without bail after arrest on sex trafficking indictment By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant Sean “P. Diddy” Combs was indicted on multiple charges including sex trafficking, sexual assault, violence and racketeering. The government’s charges describe a gruesome pattern of abuse, accusing Combs of using his extensive music and business empire as a criminal outfit. Continue watching
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