Diddy Hit With More Federal Counts Just Weeks Before Trial
The disgraced rapper has been accused of sex trafficking and racketeering.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been charged with additional federal counts just weeks before his trial. The disgraced rapper has already been accused of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage a woman in prostitution, according to court filings. But an updated indictment made by prosecutors on Friday added additional counts of trafficking and using fraud, force or coercion to compel a woman to engage in sex acts, bringing the total number of criminal counts up to five. While the indictment added no formal charges, prosecutors accused Combs of coercing a 20-year-old known as “Victim-2” to engage in “forced labor” as part of an alleged racketeering conspiracy. Diddy has been denied bail multiple times since his arrest after a judge cited “very serious concerns”, and has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. His trial is set for May 5 in Manhattan, and could see the former mogul face life in prison if he is convicted on all counts.
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