The hip-hop mogul is the subject of numerous civil lawsuits alleging abuse, sexual violence, and sex trafficking. The charges in the indictment were not immediately clear.
, the hip-hop tycoon, was arrested in Manhattan on Monday evening after a grand jury handed down an indictment, a person familiar with the matter toldCombs, 54, has been the subject of mounting allegations of abuse, sexual violence, and sex trafficking which started last November with a lawsuit filed by ‘Me & U’ singer Cassie Ventura, his ex-girlfriend.
Though Combs quietly settled the suit with Ventura a day after it was filed, the floodgates had been opened: six more women and one man would come forward with civil claims of their own against the Bad Boy Records founder. In March, federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations raided Combs’ Miami and Los Angeles homes. Few details were shared at the time, but reports circulated that investigators were conducting a human trafficking probe.in a statement on Monday that they were “disappointed” with “the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution” of the rapper.
“He is an imperfect person but is not criminal,” Agnifilo continued. “To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.
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