Diddy’s home is currently being raided by federal agents, according to TMZ. The news outlet spoke with homeland security who released a statement that read: “Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners. We will provide further information as it becomes available.”
Footage also shows Diddy’s sons Justin Combs and Christian Combs in handcuffs during the raid. The news outlet also reports that the raid is tied to sex trafficking allegations.
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There is also footage of federal agents rolling into the home and with guns drawn and federal agents on boats near the home.
News of a federal investigation comes after public scrutiny of Combs’ behavior after his former romantic partner, Cassie, accused him of physically and sexually abusing her for years. She made the allegations in a lawsuit filed in New York under the New York Adult Survivors Act, which offered a one-year window for adult victims of sexual assault to come forward with civil claims regardless of statute of limitations.
Cassie, whose real name is Casandra Ventura claims after meeting Diddy in 2005 he began a pattern of control and abuse that included plying her with drugs, beating her and forcing her to have sex with a succession of male prostitutes while he filmed the encounters. In 2018, the suit claims, near the end of their relationship, Diddy forced his way into her home and raped her.
“After years in silence and darkness,” Cassie said in a statement, “I am finally ready to tell my story, and to speak up on behalf of myself and for the benefit of other women who face violence and abuse in their relationships.”
Cassie’s lawyer, Douglas Wigdor has released a statement about Diddy’s home being raided by federal agents amid sex trafficking claims.
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According to reporter, Nancy Dillion, the singers lawyer said they fully support the law enforcement making this move. “We will always support law enforcement when it seeks to prosecute those that have violated the law. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a process that will hold Mr. Combs responsible for his depraved conduct” the statement reads.
