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Raids turn up legal heat on Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in sex-trafficking investigation


Federal investigation comes amid multiple lawsuits including singer Cassie accusing him of rape and physical abuse

On Monday morning, US Department of Homeland Security agents in tactical gear and armored vehicles raided two of Combs’s mansions as part of an investigation by federal authorities in New York, sources told the Associated Press. “This unprecedented ambush – paired with an advanced, coordinated media presence – leads to a premature rush to judgment of Mr Combs and is nothing more than a witch-hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits.” Federal investigators in New York have interviewed several people in relation to allegations of sex trafficking, domestic violence, sexual assault and the solicitation and distribution of illegal narcotics and firearms, unnamed sources told NBC and Rolling Stone.

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