More than three decades after Sean Combs named his label Bad Boy Records, he’s been arrested on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges, accused of everything from arson to kidnapping. As authorities outline the shocking activities allegedly carried out at Combs’ direction by his “criminal enterprise,

Prosecutors say the sexual encounters in hotel rooms were coercive and abusive and are the heart of their sex trafficking case. The music mogul’s lawyers call them consensual.

Prosecutors say Sean Combs flew women and sex workers around the world for dayslong sex gatherings, fueled by drugs and violent intimidation.

The alleged "freak offs" were also mentioned in a lawsuit filed in November 2023 by Diddy's ex, singer, Cassie, who claimed she was forced to participate in them. That lawsuit was the first in a wave of others filed in the past year, culminating with the indictment filed this week.

The indictment accuses Combs of orchestrating a widespread criminal conspiracy, operated through his various businesses with the aid of his employees and business associates.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been charged with three felony counts of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.

A judge denied bail for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, remanding him to custody pending trial on charges including racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. Teny Geragos, Diddy's attorney, weighs in on "Cuomo.