Sean 'Diddy' Combs New Indictment: How It Changed From His First One

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Sean "Diddy" Combs was hit with a new federal indictment Thursday in his sex trafficking case.

Filed in New York and obtained by Newsweek, the superseding indictment does not bring any additional charges against the "Bad Boy For Life" rapper, but rather new accusations to support Charges 1 and 3: the racketeering conspiracy charge and transportation to engage in prostitution charge, respectively.

No new co-defendants are named in this indictment. The new filing accuses Combs of trafficking at least three women over two decades.

Newsweek emailed representatives for Combs, 55, Thursday for comment.

Why It Matters

Combs was arrested in Manhattan in September following a grand jury indictment. He has denied all wrongdoing.

He is also the subject of at least 30 civil lawsuits accusing him of sex crimes.

What To Know

The new indictment includes the following new allegations

These are in addition to the allegations included in the initial Indictment.

Additional speaking allegations regarding racketeering activity
Extension of the racketeering conspiracy from in or about 2004 through in or about
Additional allegations related to the means and methods of the racketeering enterprise related to sex trafficking, including the trafficking of three specified female victims ("Victim-1," Victim-2," and "Victim-3"), and certain acts of violence
Additional racketeering activity involving kidnapping, chargeable under New York Penal Law
Additional narcotics and controlled substances (specifically psilocin and methamphetamine) included in the racketeering activity involving the possession with intent to distribute and distribution of narcotics and controlled substances in violation of federal law
Modification of the "to wit" clause in Count Three to include Victim-1, Victim-2, and Victim-3

What People Are Saying

Kat Pasion, Combs' former girlfriend, in The Fall of Diddy: "[Combs] came into the room to watch a little bit. He's walking out of the room, and he says, 'There's a little bit of R. Kelly in all of us,' and then walks out the door."

Texas Senator Ted Cruz on The Bulwark, urging President Donald Trump to release the alleged "Diddy List": "We deserve to know who is implicated in abusing children."