Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been indicted on sex trafficking charges, and according to the indictment, he possessed a gun in order to “intimidate and intimidate” victims and witnesses to the abuse.
According to court documents, the music producer “possessed or brandished firearms in order to intimidate and threaten others, including victims and witnesses of the abuse.”
Combs had security guards carry weapons, and when federal agents searched his Miami and Los Angeles homes, they found three AR-15 guns “with defaced serial numbers,” other guns, ammunition and drum magazines, according to the indictment.
According to court documents, Combs' staff sometimes witnessed his “violence against the victim” and injuries but failed to intervene.
Federal investigators allege Combs' physical violence included kidnapping, arson, throwing objects, punching, dragging, choking and shoving.
What we know about the allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs
Court documents also allege that Combs and his employees would frequently prevent the victims from leaving their homes or hotel rooms in order to prevent public knowledge of their injuries, sometimes forcing them into hiding for days.
They also tried to bribe victims to pressure them into staying silent or to give “false accounts of the events in an attempt to cover up Combs' crimes,” according to the indictment.
