Puff Daddy has been arrested on very serious charges, while the complaints and rumors are multiplying. What is happening to the second-richest rapper in the world?
Puff Daddy was arrested on September 16 in Manhattan and is expected to remain in prison until his trial. Prosecutors did not see fit to allow him to be released on bail, given that the rapper would have had no difficulty paying any amount proposed. Suffice it to say that the defense had proposed a bail of around 50 million dollars, but nothing served to convince the court, worried about the possibility of escape and repetition of the crimes.
He has “the money, the personnel, and the tools” and his “disposition to violence cannot be reasonably prevented by the release on bail”. So Sean Combs, this is the real name of the record producer, remains in prison on rather serious charges. The case is causing an unparalleled media uproar and it is perfectly understandable.
The scandal involves many celebrities in addition to the richest rapper in the world, not failing to touch on sensitive topics and some of the most aberrant crimes contemplated by the laws, but also gossip, doubts, and indiscretions. A complex story, at times obscure, that will have to be clarified by the competent bodies, and perhaps not even then all the mysteries beyond the trial truth will be revealed. Let’s try to recap the facts that led to the arrest of P Daddy, accused of crimes such as: human trafficking for sexual purposes, forced labor, kidnapping, corruption, and obstruction of justice.
Charges that could cost him a life sentence. We can only theorize until the trial is concluded. Let’s therefore focus on the steps that led to the arrest and on the statements of the victims, taking into account the presumption of innocence, when not in conflict with the elements made known to the public.
Cassie Ventura’s complaint
Cassie Ventura, an American singer, actress, and model, had a 13-year relationship with Diddy, in particular between 2005 and 2018. In November 2023, she reported her ex-boyfriend for physical and verbal violence, including sexual violence, but no trial followed due to the out-of-court agreement between the parties. Since then, however, other women have come forward to report the rapper for similar crimes committed in the same way.
Drug use, in some cases forced, and coercion to have sexual intercourse with the producer and/or other men, recording of the event and physical violence. A long list of (alleged) victims that also includes the name of producer Rodney Jones - “Lil Rod” - who accused Puff Daddy of sexual assault and harassment.
Many people seem to be involved in the crimes, especially about the grooming of victims, many of whom are minors, the administration of narcotics, and the recording of sexual acts (consensual and otherwise) for blackmail. Among these, also P Daddy’s son, Justin Combs.
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The hotel video with Cassie Ventura
Another painful merit in the search for the truth is due to Cassandra Ventura. CNN released a video from a surveillance camera of the hotel where the woman stayed with her then-boyfriend. In the 2016 footage, Cassie can be seen reaching the elevator with suitcases, only to be chased by Diddy and brutally beaten.
After the release of these terrifying images, the rapper issued a public apology, declaring that he needed professional help and saying he was deeply sorry (here you can find both videos released by CNN). Before making the public statements, however, there was an attempt to purchase the material to prevent its release.
Cassie Ventura told the behind the scenes of the attack, saying that she was in a tree forced to have sex with some men. All under the watchful eye of her boyfriend, who then beat her. When he fell asleep, the woman took advantage of the moment to escape, except for the epilogue that went to the world.
The Search and Seizure
In March 2024, federal agents searched Sean Combs’s homes in Florida and California, possibly looking for evidence of the crimes he was accused of. It should be noted that no public comment has been made about the subject of the search. It is not possible to know what the police were looking for and why, so further details are mere supposition.
According to the rapper’s lawyers, who stick to his declaration of innocence, it was an unjust raid based on unfounded accusations. However, it appears that an exorbitant number of objects were seized from Combs’s properties: not only phones, computers, and hundreds of private cameras, but also firearms with the serial numbers removed and unusual quantities of lubricants.
This last circumstance was also confirmed by the defense of P Daddy, who justified the quantity as a simple American habit of buying in bulk, not denying the use for sexual purposes but attributing it to consensual activities.
Original article published on Money.it Italy 2024-09-29 22:24:56. Original title: Perché è stato arrestato Puff Daddy
