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Sean Combs Claims He’s Being ‘Singled Out’ Because He’s a ‘Powerful Black Man’

Sean Combs is seeking for a judge to dismiss the transportation to engage in prostitution charge against him, claiming he's being unfairly prosecuted.

Named after Illinois Congressman James Robert Mann, the statute prohibited transporting people for prostitution, as well as “debauchery, or any other immoral purpose.” It was introduced during a period of moral purity movements during the United States’ progressive era. Combs claims the male escort service he used over the years was “not some secretive underground operation that was previously unknown.” Instead, the company has a website, 10,000 social media followers, write-ups in Cosmopolitan and Esquire and its CEO even participated in a Showtime TV show over the course of six seasons. While there’s been a range of other high-profile names arrested and/or convicted under the act, including Ghislaine Maxwell, R. Kelly, Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Manson and megachurch pastor Jack Schaap, several of their cases involved minors.

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