American rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs arrested on trafficking charges

According to CNN, Combs was arrested on Monday, September 17, 2024, at the Park Hyatt hotel on 57th Street in Manhattan and taken into custody by Homeland Security around 8:15 p.m.

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams confirmed the arrest in a statement Monday evening.

“Earlier this evening, federal agents arrested Sean Combs, based on a sealed indictment filed by the SDNY,” said the prosecutor.

The indictment against the singer remains sealed and unannounced; however, Marc AgnifiloA lawyer for the artist said he believes he is being charged with racketeering and sex trafficking.

Combs' Manhattan arrest follows raids on two of his properties in Los Angeles and Miami in March as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation. The singer has also faced a barrage of sexual assault allegations and lawsuits against him, most recently in May 2024 by a fashion student named April Lampros.

In her complaint, April claims Diddy initially showered her with gifts and flowers before they first met at a SoHo bar in 1995. She claims he plied her with alcohol and took her to his room at the Millennium Hotel, where she began to feel sick and disoriented. Although she was conscious, April says she was unable to fight back as Diddy allegedly raped her. The next morning, she woke up.naked, sore and confused” . ”