Inside the Alleged 'Freak Offs' at Center of Sex Crimes Charges Against Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Sean "Diddy" Combs, the rapper, producer and longtime music industry titan, is accused of coercing multiple women into performing extended, orchestrated sexual acts with sex workers known as "freak offs."

The allegations were part of a 14-page indictment, obtained by PEOPLE, unsealed in federal court in New York City on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Combs, 54, is charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution, according to the indictment.

Sources previously told PEOPLE that Combs was arrested at a Manhattan hotel on Monday.

The indictment centers around the alleged "freak offs," which prosecutors describe "elaborate and produced sex performances" that Combs allegedly coerced others to partake in.

Combs allegedly organized and directed the "freak offs;" prosecutors claim he would record the "freak offs" and masturbate during them.

The indictment alleges that Combs and his associates would lure people under the pretense of a romantic relationship before he would use "force, threats of force and coercion" in order to get them to participate in the "freak offs."

In response to the charges against his client, Combs' attorney Marc Agnifilo said he would "fight like hell" to get the rapper released and said the Combs was "going to plead not guilty, obviously."

“He’s going to fight this with all of his energy and all of his might and the full confidence of his lawyers, and I expect a long battle with a good result for Mr. Combs," Agnifilo said.

Prosecutors say the "freak offs" would sometimes last several days and would often feature multiple commercial sex workers. Combs would allegedly keep some of the videos taken during the sex acts, which was not always known to the victims, the indictments claim.

Combs would also allegedly supply drugs to the victims in order to ensure compliance.

The indictment claims that when the exhausting "freak offs" would conclude, both Combs and the alleged victims would often receive IV fluids to recover from both the exertion and the drug use.

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Members of Combs' business, including high-ranking people, were also involved in arranging the "freak offs" by arranging travel, booking and stocking hotel rooms with supplies, cleaning the rooms afterward as well as resupplying Combs with supplies, delivering cash to pay sex workers and scheduling delivery of IV fluids, per the indictment.

Prosecutors say that after raiding Combs' homes in Miami and Los Angeles in March, authorities found "freak off supplies," which included drugs and over 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.

The alleged "freak offs" were also mentioned in a lawsuit filed in November 2023 by Diddy's ex, singer, Cassie, who claimed she was forced to participate in them. That lawsuit was the first in a wave of others filed in the past year, culminating with the indictment filed this week.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.