[image: FILE PHOTO: Sean “Diddy” Combs sits during a bail hearing in federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., September 18, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sean “Diddy” Combs is expected on Friday to be arraigned in court on a new indictment, which added accusations that the hip-hop mogul forced employees to work long hours and threatened to punish those who did not assist in his two-decade sex trafficking scheme.
U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian is expected to ask Combs, 55, for his plea to the new indictment at a 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) hearing in Manhattan federal court. A trial remains scheduled for May 5.
Combs previously pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.
While the new indictment added no new charges, it described what prosecutors called the “forced labor” that Combs demanded in connection with the racketeering conspiracy.
It said Combs and his associates “maintained control” over some employees by forcing them to work long hours with little sleep, through the use of or threats to use physical force, financial harm, psychological harm and reputational harm.
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Combs’ defense lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, has said his client never forced anyone to engage in sexual acts against their will.
Prosecutors with the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office said Combs used his business empire, including his record label Bad Boy Entertainment, to sexually abuse women between 2004 and 2024.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sean “Diddy” Combs is expected on Friday to be arraigned in court on a new indictment, which added accusations that the hip-hop mogul forced employees to work long hours and threatened to punish those who did not assist in his two-decade sex trafficking scheme.
U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian is expected to ask Combs, 55, for his plea to the new indictment at a 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) hearing in Manhattan federal court. A trial remains scheduled for May 5.
Combs previously pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.
While the new indictment added no new charges, it described what prosecutors called the “forced labor” that Combs demanded in connection with the racketeering conspiracy.
It said Combs and his associates “maintained control” over some employees by forcing them to work long hours with little sleep, through the use of or threats to use physical force, financial harm, psychological harm and reputational harm.
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Combs’ defense lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, has said his client never forced anyone to engage in sexual acts against their will.
Prosecutors with the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office said Combs used his business empire, including his record label Bad Boy Entertainment, to sexually abuse women between 2004 and 2024.
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