Sean 'Diddy' Combs jailed by judge after sex trafficking indictment

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00:00The federal indictment of Sean Diddy Combs has been unsealed.

00:04His charges, sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.

00:10Combs allegedly planned and controlled the sex performances, which he called freak-offs.

00:17And he often electronically recorded them.

00:19In addition to the violence, the indictment alleges that Combs threatened and coerced victims

00:24to get them to participate in the freak-offs.

00:28He used the embarrassing and sensitive recordings he made of the freak-offs as collateral against the victims.

00:36The indictment also alleges the 54-year-old maintained control over his victims in several ways,

00:41including by giving them drugs, giving and threatening to take away financial support or housing,

00:47promising career opportunities, monitoring their whereabouts and even dictating physical appearance.

00:53Tuesday's charges follow raids on his homes in L.A. and Miami in March.

00:58The first suit was filed in November last year by singer Cassandra Ventura, known as Cassie,

01:03who accused him of abuse, violence and rape during their decade-long relationship.

01:08The case was settled in court a day later, but not before it opened a floodgate of other lawsuits,

01:13with allegations dating back to the early 90s.

01:16One filed by a woman in December alleges that he and others gang-raped her when she was only 17 years old.

01:22Once one of the most influential figures in hip-hop, Combs, who's also known as P. Diddy,

01:28is credited with making a star out of some of the biggest names in the genre,

01:32including Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige and Usher.

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