P Diddy arrested in New York, accused of sexual assault and human trafficking
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, also known as P. Diddy and Puff Daddy, has been arrested in New York on federal charges, police sources told US media.
The rapper, who faced multiple charges for sexual assault and a federal human trafficking investigation during the past year, he was arrested, he said lawyer behind CNN.
Combs -- who has been in New York since last week -- was arrested Monday at the Park Hyatt Hotel on 57th Street in Manhattan and taken into custody by Homeland Security Investigations around 20:15 p.m., a source familiar with the matter told CNN. the case.
The charges and details of the case against Combs are unclear at this time.
Combs' extradition negotiations were ongoing, and the sealed indictment was issued Monday, the source said.
- We are disappointed by the decision to continue the unfair prosecution of Mr. Combs by the US Attorney - Angifilo, Combs' lawyer, told CNN.
Combs' attorney said the musician cooperated with the investigation that led to the charges and "voluntarily relocated to New York last week pending these charges." His team maintains his innocence and says he has nothing to hide.
– 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, but also taking care of his children and working to improve the conditions in which the African American community lives. He is not a perfect person, but he is not a criminal - Anjifilo told CNN.
Anjifilo asked citizens "not to judge his client until they know all the facts. These are the actions of an innocent man who has nothing to hide and is looking forward to defending his honor in court."
Also on Monday, Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that "early this evening, federal agents arrested Sean Combs, pursuant to a sealed indictment filed by SDNI," he added.
Earlier this year, Combs was the subject of a months-long human trafficking investigation by the Homeland Security Investigations Agency, which included extensive searches of the musician's homes in Los Angeles and Miami.
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