Warning: This article contains allegations of sex trafficking and abuse which some readers may find distressing.
A special agent has spoken in court about what was discovered inside the closet of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Miami home during a raid of the property.
Combs, 55, is currently on trial in Manhattan, where he has been charged with two charges of sex trafficking, two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution, and racketeering conspiracy.
The rapper, who was indicted by a grand jury following his arrest in September last year, has had both his homes in Miami Beach and Los Angeles raided.
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He denies all charges brought against him and has already entered a not-guilty plea.
Various famous faces and officials have been called to the stand of the Lower Manhattan Court to testify against the father of seven, including his ex-girlfriend Cassandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura and singer Dawn Richard.
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On Wednesday (May 21), Gerard Gannon, a Homeland Security Investigations special agent, resumed his place in the testimony box.
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Gannon, who is the tenth witness to testify in the trial, said that a search warrant was obtained to enter both the accused’s Star Island property and his home in LA.
In March 2024, special agents used an armoured vehicle to get through his security gates. It’s also stated that 80-90 federal agents were deployed for the search.
On Tuesday, Gannon testified that lingerie, lubricant, condoms and weapons, among other items, were discovered at the scene, as per News Nation.
The following day, the Southern District of New York released images taken at Combs’ Miami mansion. These pictures - of which there were 500 - depicted what was found during the federal raid.
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Gannon, who was assigned to HSI’s human trafficking group at the time of the search (via CNN) was asked by an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) to describe some of the images on screen.
He confirmed one image was of ‘high heels and sex items in the master closet’, as per Inner City Press founder Matthew Lee.
The agent then confirmed another image showed ‘three cell phones’ found in a pair of boots, and that there had been 31 Astroglide bottles and 25 baby oil containers seized from the address, too.
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Moreover, he said ‘upper and lower receivers of AR-15s’ were found in the home, as well as a Gucci bag containing a ‘crystal rock-like substance’.
Gannon did state that neither he nor his colleagues found photographs of Combs with the firearms.
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Other images showed various pills and nitrous oxide canisters, while a green box filled with marijuana was also discovered, with the box having 'Diddy' written on it.
Messages on the bathroom mirror were also discovered, with some reading 'What do you WANT?' and 'You a legend and quite stn Team Puffy'.
Images from Diddy's hotel room in Manhattan were also released in court, which prosecutors claim was preparation for a drug-fuelled 'freak-off'.
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Among the items allegedly found in the hotel room, there were pill bottles supposedly containing clonazepam, which is used for anxiety and seizures, as well as two small bags of pink powder, one of which tested positive for ketamine and the other a mixture of MDMA and ketamine, and around $9,000 in cash.
If Combs is convicted on the racketeering charge, he could face life in prison. Meanwhile, the statutory minimum sentence for sex trafficking is 15 years.
For transportation to engage in prostitution, he could go to jail for a maximum of 10 years.
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Topics: Celebrity, Diddy, Los Angeles, Crime
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