American music mogul Sean Puffy Combs, popularly known in music circles as Puff Daddy, has been hit with additional allegations of s3xual abuse and racketeering charges.
In a revised indictment submitted to the Southern District of New York on Thursday, Puff Daddy was charged with an alleged s£x trafficking enterprise, which included the victimization of three women.
“Combs and other members and associates of the Combs Enterprise wielded the power and prestige of Combs’ role at the Combs business to intimidate, threaten, and lure female victims into Combs’ orbit, often under the pretense of a romantic relationship,” the indictment reads, according to court documents.
Federal prosecutors said in the initial indictment against Combs, which was filed on September 12, 2024, that he transformed his “multi-faceted business empire” into a “criminal enterprise,” where he and his associates committed a number of crimes, including s3x trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, and physical violence.
Combs was charged in the indictment with using “force, threats of force, and coercion” to force his alleged victims—three unnamed women—to “engage in commercial sex acts.” For their involvement, Combs allegedly paid these people “monetary payments, career opportunities, and payment of rent and housing expenses.”