In the midst of an expanding investigation into sex trafficking, Sean “Diddy” Combs is still in the United States, according to sources.
Sean “Diddy” Combs is still in the United States and swears to fight the claims, according to sources close to the music superstar.
This comes two days after federal agents searched his properties in an investigation into sex trafficking.
For the purpose of an investigation that is being conducted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, his 17,000-square-foot mansion in Holmby Hills, which was also the location where Combs made the debut of his most recent album a year ago, was flooded with agents from the Homeland Security Department.
These agents gathered evidence for the investigation.
The search also included his residence in Miami. Combs was supposed to take his children, who are of school age, on a spring break vacation from Monday, according to sources who are familiar with the matter.
However, after learning about the search, Combs decided to postpone the trip.
They went on to say that he still possessed his passport. In light of the fact that they were not permitted to talk in public, the sources insisted on remaining anonymous during their statements.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is the subject of a comprehensive investigation into sex trafficking
meanwhile authorities from the Department of Homeland Security did not detain Combs at an executive airport in Miami, but they did stop a jet that was on the ground, according to the statements.
Brendan Paul, a member of Combs’ entourage, was taken into custody by Miami-Dade police officers who were accompanying them.
The bag that Paul was carrying was allegedly found to contain cocaine and marijuana-laced candy.
Paul, who is 25 years old, was recently referred to as Combs’ “mule” for the transportation of firearms and narcotics in a lawsuit that was filed against him.
Combs has not been charged with any crime, and the authorities have declined to comment on the situation whatsoever.
It has been reported by law enforcement sources who are familiar with the investigation into sex trafficking that federal authorities have conducted interviews with at least three women, but they have declined to disclose any other information.
The singer known as Cassie, who was formerly a girlfriend of Combs, filed a lawsuit against him, accusing him of rape and multiple physical attacks. She also claimed that he coerced her into having sexual encounters with male prostitutes while he watched. Combs was accused of drugging and raping Joi Dickerson-Neal in 1991, recording the assault, and then sharing the footage without her consent. Joi Dickerson-Neal lodged the lawsuit against Combs.
Another woman, Liza Gardner, sued Combs and R&B artist Aaron Hall, claiming that they sexually abused her. Gardner’s lawsuit was the third one that she filed. Any attempt to contact Hall for a comment was unsuccessful.
In another complaint, it is alleged that Combs and Harve Pierre, who had previously served as the president of the Bad Boy label, engaged in gang rape and sexual trafficking with a female who was 17 years old. In a statement, Pierre referred to the charges as “disgusting,” “false,” and a “desperate attempt for financial gain.” He also added that the allegations were completely false.
In a statement released on Tuesday, one of Combs’ attorneys, Aaron Dyer, referred to the raids as a “witch hunt” and questioned the manner in which they were carried out.
The execution of search warrants at Mr. Combs’ properties was accompanied by a “gross overuse of military-level force,” according to a statement released by Dyer. “A premature rush to judgment of Mr. Combs is the result of an unprecedented ambush, which, when combined with an advanced and coordinated media presence, leads to an unwarranted rush to judgment. an is nothing more than a witch hunt based on unfounded claims. In relation to any of these allegations, there has been no determination of criminal or civil culpability.
Investigators searching Combs’ home in Los Angeles allegedly emptied safes, disassembled electronic devices, and left papers scattered about in some of the rooms, according to the sources.
