district attorney response
- Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs indicted on federal sex trafficking charges (courthousenews.com)
MANHATTAN (CN) — Federal prosecutors unsealed criminal charges on Tuesday morning accusing rap producer and entertainment mogul Sean Combs of carrying out a sprawling sex trafficking conspiracy involving physical abuse, drug-fueled sexual exploitation and surreptitious video recording.
- u.s._v._combs_indictment.pdf (PDF, 340 KB)
For decades, SEAN COMBS, a/k/a “Puff Daddy,” a/k/a “P. Diddy,” a/k/a “Diddy,” a/k/a “PD,” a/k/a “Love,” the defendant, abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct. To do so, COMBS relied on the employees, resources, and influence of the multi-faceted business empire that he led and controlled–creating a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.
- Why do people keep writing about the imaginary compound Cr2Gr2Te6? (righto.com)
I was reading the latest issue of the journal Science, and a paper mentioned the compound Cr2Gr2Te6. For a moment, I thought my knowledge of the periodic table was slipping, since I couldn’t remember the element Gr. It turns out that Gr was supposed to be Ge, germanium, but that raises two issues. First, shouldn’t the peer reviewers and proofreaders at a top journal catch this error? But more curiously, it appears that this formula is a mistake that has been copied around several times.
step by step of indictment
- For decades, SEAN COMBS, a/k/a “Puff Daddy,” a/k/a “P. Diddy,” a/k/a “Diddy,” a/k/a “PD,” a/k/a “Love,” the defendant, abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct. To do so, COMBS relied on the employees, resources, and influence of the multi-faceted business empire that he led and controlled–creating a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.
- Sean Combs (Wikipedia)
Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Diddy, Puff Daddy, and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, record producer, and record executive. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he is credited with the discovery and development of musical artists including the now deceased Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, and Usher. In September 2024, he was arrested on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking by force, and transportation for purposes of prostitution.
