On Thursday, federal prosecutors unsealed an updated sex-trafficking indictment against Sean Combs. The indictment brings no new charges but does make reference to two additional anonymous victims.
The feds are asking for Combs to be arraigned on the new indictment on March Federal prosecutors in Manhattan filed a long-awaited updated sex-trafficking indictment on Thursday against Sean "Diddy" Combs β and while it makes reference to two additional anonymous female victims, there are no new charges or defendants.
The new indictment does not warrant delaying Combs' scheduled May 5 trial date, prosecutors said, asking that he be arraigned on the new charges at his next court date, March Combs' former girlfriends were not girlfriends at all, but were prostitutes. Combs is as committed as ever to fighting these charges and winning at trial. Combs pleaded not guilty to the first indictment and says that any sexual activity with his accusers was consensual.
Prosecutors had been warning since October, just weeks after Combs' arrest, that they may seek to re-indict the entertainment and fashion entrepreneur, signaling that they were looking at potential weapons and drug charges and possible additional victims. The second indictment makes no new mention of weapons or drugs, and repeats almost verbatim the allegations of Combs' original indictment from September, charging him again with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
It does allege that Combs trafficked an unnamed "Victim-2" and "Victim The new indictment also adds a smattering of details. In return, the employee provided the hallway surveillance video that shows Combs kicking and dragging ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, it says. The previous indictment had just alleged that there was a bribe. The new indictment names two additional drugs that prosecutors say the Combs conspiracy used in its trafficking scheme: a psychedelic and methamphetamine.
