In one section of the indictment, prosecutors outline some of Comb's alleged illegal activities, which they say the rapper referred to as "freak offs".

The indictment alleges that Combs organised "freak offs" by causing victims to "engage in extended sex acts with male commercial sex workers".

Prosecutors say he co-ordinated "elaborate and produced sex performances" that he directed and often electronically recorded.

In doing so, he allegedly trafficked commercial sex workers across state and international borders.

Prosecutors allege Combs would arrange for IV fluid treatments after the "freak offs" to recover from his sexual activities and drug use.

The indictment alleges that Combs brandished firearms to intimidate bystanders - including witnesses and victims of his abuse - on multiple occasions.

During a search of his property, officers found three AR-15 style rifles with serial numbers "defaced", according to prosecutors.

A drum magazine - a type of high-capacity magazine - was also found during the search, the indictment says.

The indictment alleges Combs assaulted women by "striking, punching, dragging, throwing objects and kicking them".

The assaults detailed in the indictment were at times witnessed by others and in one instance captured on video and later publicly reported, the indictment says, seemingly referring to the video of Combs assaulting his ex-partner Casandra "Cassie" Ventura at a California hotel.

"When a member of the hotel security staff intervened, Combs attempted to bribe the staff member to ensure silence," the indictment says.

The indictment also alleges the abuse was not limited to these women but to his employees, witnesses and others.

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The new court filings reveal details about the alleged criminal enterprise Combs and his "members and associates" controlled starting in 2008.

Prosecutors allege the enterprise was involved in sex trafficking, forced labour, narcotics offenses, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice.

The enterprise had multiple goals in addition to furthering Combs's brand and global media business as well as enriching him, according to the indictment.

The enterprise was also aimed at fulfilling Combs's "personal desires", particularly those related to sexual gratification, sexual violence and other illegal acts, prosecutors allege.

Buried in the 14-page indictment is an order against Combs to forfeit any assets derived from the charges against him.

The order includes any property, funds or companies controlled and operated by Combs.

The 14-page indictment against Combs alleges he has engaged in verbal, emotional, physical and sexual abuse - and that he used his influence as a powerful rapper to control his victims.

The indictment alleges that Combs manipulated women into performing sexual acts with male commercial sex workers.

It says he "ensured participation from the women by, among other things, obtaining and distributing narcotics to them, controlling their careers, leveraging his financial support and threatening to cut off the same, and using intimidation and violence".

The third and final charge against Combs is transportation to engage in prostitution.

Combs is accused of knowingly transporting female victims and commercial sex workers "on multiple occasions" between 2009 to 2024 with the intent that the victims engage in prostitution.

The indictment alleges beginning in 2009 to about 2018, Combs knowingly "recruited, enticed, harboured, transported, provided, obtained, advertised, maintained, patronized and solicited" an unnamed victim to engage in commercial sex acts.

Combs allegedly did this while knowing the unnamed victim was doing so by "force, fraud and coercion", prosecutors allege.

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Let's bring you some details from the indictment now, in which Sean "Diddy" Combs is accused of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.

Prosecutors say that to abuse his victims, he relied on "employees, resources, and influence" of his business empire.

It's alleged he created a "criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex trafficking, forced labour, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice", the indictment reads.

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Here are the three charges that have been made against Sean Combs:

1. Racketeering conspiracy

2. Sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion

3. Transportation to engage in prostitution

We're still reading through the specifics, so stay with us.

We're reading through the indictment now, which alleges that for "decades", Combs "abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfil his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct".

A 14-page indictment against Sean "Diddy" Combs has just been released.

We are reading through it now and will bring you updates shortly.

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Combs - who has also gone by the names Puffy, Puff Daddy, P Diddy, Love, and Brother Love – is one of rap's most successful moguls.

He is a rapper, producer, record executive and entrepreneur who found the record label Bad Boy Records in 1993.

He is an influential figure in the entertainment community who is credited with discovering Usher, Mary J. Blige and Faith Evans.

Combs was the partner and producer of the Notorious B.I.G., who was shot and killed in 1997.

He's also had success outside of music with fashion deals and as the brand ambassador for Ciroc vodka.

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Marc Agnifilo, the lawyer for Sean Combs, has just arrived at the United States Court in Manhattan.

He spoke briefly with reporters outside the court. We'll bring you his comments shortly.

Christal Hayes
Reporting from Los Angeles

Combs' legal troubles began in in November 2023 when his ex-partner Casandra "Cassie" Ventura accused him of misconduct.

The same week Ventura filed her lawsuit, two other women filed lawsuits alleging abuse and assault. One of those women said Combs choked her for so long that she passed out.

In December, another civil lawsuit alleged a woman had been "sex trafficked" by Combs and two other men when she was 17 years old.

In February this year, new accusations came to light in a civil lawsuit filed by his former producer Rodney Jones Jr, who said Combs made unwanted sexual advances and tried to "groom" him into having sex with others.

He denied all the allegations. But one month later, his properties were raided. The musician was stopped at an airport in Miami as he was preparing to leave for the Bahamas and handed over electronics to authorities.

Many of the lawsuits came shortly before the expiration of the New York Adult Survivors Act, which temporarily allowed people who said they were sexually abused to file claims, even after the statute of limitations had expired.

Combs's lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said they were "disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution".

He said his client was an "innocent man".

Agnifilo said Combs was looking forward to "clearing his name in court".

“We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution," Agnifilo said in a written statement to the BBC.

“Sean 'Diddy' Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the black community."

Brandon Livesay
Reporting from New York

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is expected in court after his arrest in New York City on Monday night.

Prosecutors say they will unseal the indictment against Combs today, until that happens we will not know the specific charges he faces.

What we do know is that his arrest was made in connection with an ongoing investigation by US homeland security officials, according to multiple law enforcement sources who spoke with the BBC's US partner CBS News.

And the arrest follows raids on two of his properties in Los Angeles and Miami in March as part of an "ongoing investigation" into sex trafficking.

Combs's lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said they were "disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution". He said his client was an "innocent man".

Stick with us as we bring you the latest updates from Manhattan.