As more information about rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs’ actions has emerged, so has the comparison of him to famous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Combs was arrested in New York City on Sept. 16. The indictment revealed the next day the charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. This week, he pleaded not guilty and was denied bail twice before he was moved to the Metropolitan Detention Center.
The indictment against Combs outlined how the famous musician would force victims to participate in sometimes days-long “freak offs,” otherwise described by prosecutors as “elaborate and produced sexual performances.”
Combs was accused of using his power and influence (along with drugs like cocaine, oxycodone and ketamine) to intimidate women to obey him. Victims of the freak-offs were regularly abused by Combs and forced to have sex with male prostitutes until they required an IV drip from exhaustion.
When Combs’ mansions in Los Angeles and Miami were raided in March of this year, federal agents uncovered 1,000 bottles of lube and baby oil, along with multiple AR-15 rifles. There was also a disturbing assortment of sex toys and bondage gear.
One of the security agents who raided the homes described the various “sex rooms” in the mansions loaded with hidden cameras from every possible angle.
Epstein, a millionaire known to associate with celebrities, politicians, billionaires and other commercial or academic stars, was accused of running a human trafficking operation in which he and his workers would secure women and girls for sex. Epstein died in jail as he awaited his trial.
In the past year, Combs has been bombarded with a slew of lawsuits by people who accuse physical or sexual abuse from him in the 1990s and 2000s. R&B singer Cassie Ventura, Combs’ ex-girlfriend, was the first to accuse him of domestic and sexual violence as well as trafficking, last November.
A conference hearing for Combs will take place on Sept. 24.
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