Sean Diddy Combs’ Lawyer says the rapper is “in treatment and therapy” as he faces charges for serious sex crimes.
The music mogul, 54, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 16 at 8:25 p.m. On the following day, he was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution, according to a federal indictment.
During Combs’ arraignment hearing Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 17, his attorney, Marc Agnifilo, said Combs is in “treatment and therapy for things that most respectfully he needs treatment and therapy for and he’s getting that.”
Sean Diddy Combs’ Lawyer did not detail what Diddy is in treatment for, citing confidentiality.
Still, Sean Diddy Combs’ Lawyer added, “Mr. Combs is not a perfect person. There’s been drug use, there’s been toxic relationships – which I think were mutual in their toxicity as these things often are.” He added that getting help “at the ripe age of 54” should be applauded.
Combs, who pleaded not guilty in court, was denied bail and remanded to custody as he awaits trial. Prosecutors also alleged he had what appeared to be drugs in the Manhattan hotel room where he was arrested on Monday.
Disturbing details of Combs’ indictment were unsealed on Tuesday, and accuses him of forcing victims to participate in “freak offs” which is described in court documents as “elaborate and produced sex performances.”
Combs allegedly used drugs like cocaine, ketamine and oxycodone, as well as his influence to coerce and intimidate women to join the “freak offs,” which were sometimes allegedly captured on camera without the victims’ knowledge.
More than 1,000 bottles of baby oil were recovered among the “freak off supplies” when Combs’ Los Angeles and Miami homes were raided in March.
Diddy’s alleged physical abuse dates back to 2009, prosecutors claimed in the indictment. He is accused of punching, dragging, kicking, and throwing objects at victims in alleged incidents that were sometimes seen by others.
He is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 3:30 p.m. to appeal the decision to deny bond. Another conference hearing is set for Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 10 a.m.