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Sean “Diddy” Combs Accused of Abusing 25 Minors Amid New Allegations
A lawyer representing accusers of Sean “Diddy” Combs has shared different item astir his investigation.
Tony Buzbee, the lawyer representing 120 radical accusing the rapper—who is currently successful a New York jail aft being arrested past period for charges connected enactment trafficking, racketeering and prostitution—of intersexual assault, has spoken retired again.
“I deliberation the indictment and the apprehension benignant of gave radical a small much comfortableness that they had much information and enactment to measurement forward,” Buzbee explained successful an interrogation with Law & Crime released Oct. 2. “When I made an announcement that I was going to prosecute this case, the floodgates truly opened. In a 10-day play we got 3,200 calls and past from the property league we had yesterday, we had 12,000 calls successful astir 24 hours."
At an Oct. 1 property conference, per NBC News, Buzbee said that his clients—one of whom, the lawyer said, was conscionable 9 years aged astatine the clip of their incident—had travel guardant with allegations against Combs including “violent intersexual battle oregon rape, facilitated enactment with a controlled substance, dissemination of video recordings” and “sexual maltreatment of minors.”
The lawyer—who said helium had collected grounds including photos, texts and videos that would exposure “many almighty people”—reiterated that helium was hoping to statesman filing lawsuits successful 30 days oregon less, but admitted, “I was not expecting the precocious measurement of interaction that we’ve gotten successful the past 24 hours.”
And portion Buzbee did not springiness further details connected the database of names different than Combs helium had been fixed from accusers that volition “shock” the public, helium called Combs’ apprehension “the extremity of the iceberg.”
“We cognize that determination were radical successful the country erstwhile immoderate of these things occurred,” Buzbee told Law & Crime. “It’s my presumption that if you participated successful it, if you benefited from it, if you encouraged it, if you watched it spell connected and were someway involved—whether it beryllium adjacent peripherally progressive and did not effort to halt it particularly successful respect to minors, past it’s my presumption that you person liability connected the civilian side.”
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At the property league earlier this month, Buzbee elaborate that 25 of the 120 aforementioned accusers were minors astatine the clip of their incidents, which took spot successful galore states.
“We volition exposure the enablers who enabled this behaviour down closed doors," helium said astatine the property conference, per NBC News. “We volition prosecute this substance nary substance who the grounds implicates.”
The accusations Buzbee has travel guardant with are a portion of a growing database of allegations against the 54-year-old. As helium remains successful custody awaiting a Oct. 9 presumption hearing, Combs has pleaded not blameworthy and maintains his innocence connected each charges and accusations.
Keep speechmaking to untangle each of the ineligible occupation the rapper presently faces.
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Search Warrants Executed connected Diddy’s L.A. and Miami Properties
Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed hunt warrants astatine Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Los Angeles and Miami properties connected March 25, aggregate instrumentality enforcement sources confirmed to NBC News.
The sources told the outlet the warrant was retired of the Southern District of New York, and a spokesperson for HSI New York confirmed to E! News it “executed instrumentality enforcement actions arsenic portion of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our section instrumentality enforcement partners.”
Law enforcement sources told NBC News the euphony mogul was successful the Miami country erstwhile the hunt warrants were executed.
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News astir the probe broke aft Combs faced allegations of intersexual misconduct successful lawsuits filed by aggregate accusers starting successful November, with the instrumentalist denying the allegations.
“Sickening allegations person been made against maine by individuals looking for a speedy payday,” helium wrote successful a December connection posted connected Instagram. “Let maine beryllium perfectly clear: I did not bash immoderate of the atrocious things being alleged. I volition combat for my name, my household and for the truth.”
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Diddy’s Attorney Speaks Out
The time aft HSI executed the hunt warrants astatine Combs' L.A. and Miami properties, his lawyer spoke out.
"Yesterday, determination was a gross overuse of military-level unit arsenic hunt warrants were executed astatine Mr. Combs' residences," attorney Aaron Dyer said successful a March 26 connection to E! News. "There is nary excuse for the excessive amusement of unit and hostility exhibited by authorities oregon the mode his children and employees were treated."
Dyer noted Combs “was ne'er detained but spoke to and cooperated with authorities.”
“Despite media speculation, neither Mr. Combs nor immoderate of his household members person been arrested nor has their quality to question been restricted successful immoderate way,” his lawyer's connection continued. “This unprecedented ambush—paired with an advanced, coordinated media presence—leads to a premature unreserved to judgement of Mr. Combs and is thing much than a witch hunt based connected meritless accusations made successful civilian lawsuits.”
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And Dyer expressed Combs' intent to support himself.
“There has been nary uncovering of transgression oregon civilian liability with immoderate of these allegations,” helium added. “Mr. Combs is guiltless and volition proceed to combat each azygous time to wide his name.”
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Details About the Raid Revealed
As for what really went down during the searches, aggregate instrumentality enforcement sources acquainted with the warrant told NBC News authorities with the Department of Homeland Security seized phones from Combs’ location successful Miami earlier helium was scheduled to question to the Bahamas, and respective sources acquainted with the substance added that guns were discovered during the search.
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One root acquainted with the substance besides told NBC News 3 women and 1 antheral were interviewed by prosecutors and investigators from the Southern District of New York astir allegations of enactment trafficking, intersexual assault, the solicitation and organisation of amerciable narcotics and firearms purportedly tied to Combs.
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Diddy’s Associate Brendan Paul Arrested connected Suspicion of Drug Possession
On the aforesaid time the hunt warrants were executed astatine Combs’ Miami and Los Angeles properties, 1 of his associates, Brendan Paul, was arrested by the Miami-Dade constabulary connected suspicion of cause possession, a instrumentality enforcement root acquainted with the substance told NBC News.
According to the Miami-Dade apprehension affidavit obtained by the outlet, Paul was taken into custody for allegedly possessing suspected cocaine and suspected marijuana candy.
Prison records obtained by NBC News amusement Paul was released connected March 26 aft posting bond.
“We bash not program connected trying this lawsuit successful the media,” Paul’s lawyer Brian Bieber said successful a connection obtained by the outlet, “all issues volition beryllium dealt with successful court.”
In May, Paul accepted a plea deal, with his lawyer Bieber telling People, "Brendan accepted the prosecutor’s connection to licence his introduction into the diversion programme which, aft completion, the lawsuit against him volition beryllium dismissed successful its entirety."
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Diddy Arrested successful New York
He was arrested successful the lobby of a New York edifice connected Sept. 16, 2024, according to NBC News. It's unclear what Combs has been charged with and if the apprehension has immoderate imaginable transportation to the raids.
“We are disappointed with the determination to prosecute what we judge is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office," his lawyer Marc Agnifilo said successful a connection to E! News. "He is an imperfect idiosyncratic but Is not criminal. To his recognition Mr. Combs has been thing but cooperative with this probe and helium voluntarily relocated to New York past week successful anticipation of these charges."
The lawyer added, "Please reserve your judgement until you person each the facts. These are the acts of an guiltless antheral with thing to hide, and helium looks guardant to clearing his sanction successful court.”
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Diddy Charged With Sex Trafficking & Racketeering
After Combs was arrested based connected the sealed indictment, the indictment was unsealed connected Sept. 17.
The 54-year-old was charged with racketeering conspiracy; enactment trafficking by force, fraud oregon coercion; arsenic good arsenic proscription to prosecute successful prostitution, according to tribunal documents obtained by NBC News.
The indictment alleged Combs “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others astir him to fulfill his intersexual desires, support his reputation, and conceal his conduct” for much than a decade, with prosecutors saying the purported behaviour started astir 2008.
"To bash so," the documents stated, "Combs relied connected the employees, resources, and power of the multi-faceted concern empire that helium led and controlled—creating a transgression endeavor whose members and associates engaged in, and attempted to prosecute in, among different crimes, enactment trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice."
According to NBC News, Combs pleaded not guilty and was denied bail.
“He’s going to combat this with each of his vigor and each of his might,” his lawyer Marc Agnifilo told reporters extracurricular the courthouse anterior to the arraignment, “and the afloat assurance of his lawyers."
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Held Without Bail successful New York Facility
Following his arrest, Combs was held astatine the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center wherever helium was denied a $50 cardinal bond. The euphony mogul was besides placed connected termination watch, which a source told E! News is a customary procedure for high-profile inmates.
He was assigned the aforesaid country of the jailhouse arsenic cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried, a root told NBC News.
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