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Sean "Diddy" Combs is accused of coercing female victims to participate in sex shows called "Freak Offs," following raids in March at his homes in Miami and Los Angeles. Authorities seized items that could help prove what was going on inside these residences.
Hours after "Diddy" was arrested in New York on September 17, a federal indictment obtained by NBC News was unsealed, charging Sean with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation for prostitution.
According to the indictment, Combs and of his company Combs Enterprise, including high-ranking supervisors, security personnel, domestic staff and personal assistants, facilitated the "Freak Offs."
The documents expose that the four-time Grammy Award winner organized the "Freak Offs," or "elaborate sex shows" during which female victims were coerced through "force, threats of force and coercion, to cause the victims to engage in prolonged sexual acts with male commercial sex workers."
"Puff Daddy" is also accused in the documents of organizing, directing, masturbating during and often 'electronically recording' the 'Freak Offs,' and transporting commercial sex workers "across state and international borders."
The alleged "Freak Offs," according to the indictment, occurred regularly and often lasted several days and involved multiple sex workers.
As the indictment reads, "Combs maintained control over his victims by, among other things, physical violence, promises of career opportunities, granting and threatening withholding of financial , and by other coercive means, including tracking their whereabouts, dictating the victims' appearance, monitoring their medical records, controlling their housing, and supplying them with controlled substances."
According to the indictment, among the supplies seized by authorities at Diddy's homes earlier this year were 1,000 bottles of baby oil. It also says law enforcement seized "firearms and ammunition, including three AR-15s with obliterated serial numbers" and a drum magazine.
Although Combs has denied all allegations, he is currently facing at least eight lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault, rape, sexual misconduct and more.