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Diddy “as bad as Epstein,” says police officer after raid on Miami villa

Sordid new details have emerged about the so-called sex rooms Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly had in his Miami mansion – filled with sex toys, bondage items, hidden cameras and lingerie, according to a federal source who said the disgraced rapper was “just as bad as Epstein.”

One of the Department of Homeland Security agents who helped raid Diddy's Florida residence claimed the music mogul had rooms that were clearly “dedicated to sex” and were equipped with cameras all around.

“So anyone who attended these sex parties was filmed from every possible angle, including angles they couldn't have known about,” the source said, referring to the sometimes day-long orgies he called “freak-offs” in which drugged victims were allegedly forced to have sex with male prostitutes.

Sean “Diddy” Combs appeared in federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday. AP
Authorities claim that the charges against Combs bear certain similarities to those against Jeffrey Epstein. AP

“In my opinion, he's just as bad as Jeffrey Epstein,” the source added of the late pedophile who hanged himself behind bars. “These women are young. Either barely legal or barely illegal.”

Internally, officials said they saw many similarities between Combs and Epstein, the well-connected financier who served time in prison for trafficking dozens of young girls in New York and Florida. Epstein, who was awaiting trial on additional charges, died in his prison cell in August 2019.

On Tuesday, Combs was charged in court with sex trafficking and organized crime. The sensational indictment alleges that he forced his female victims to engage in sex sessions that lasted for days, part of an alleged pattern of abuse that stretches back more than a decade.

Homeland Security Investigations agents search Combs' Miami mansion on March 25, 2024. Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images
An agent who searched Combs' Miami home told The Post there were rooms that were clearly “designated for sex.” Photo by GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images

The indictment alleges that the women, some of them still teenagers, were forced into “freak off” sex sessions with male prostitutes, which were often recorded while the music producer masturbated.

But the federal source told the Washington Post that Diddy sometimes simply watched the goings-on from another room.

“He could also watch the action remotely on his phone and broadcast it to a television in another part of the house,” the source said. “He did not have to be in the room when the sex took place, although he often was.”

The source told The Post that Combs was “just as bad” as Epstein. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images

Diddy's staff reportedly helped conduct the sick sessions by arranging travel, booking hotel rooms in the locations where the sessions took place, and stocking the rooms with supplies, including medications, baby oil, lubricants, and extra bedding.

“We have evidence that these women did not feel free to leave,” the DHS official said, “and there is video evidence that shows that some of the girls are clearly not in their right minds while these men are having sex with them.”

This is what we know about the allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs

Combs also often kept videos of the “sensitive, embarrassing and distressing” sessions – sometimes without the knowledge of his victims – so that he could use them “as collateral to ensure the victims' continued obedience and silence,” the indictment says.

If convicted, Diddy faces decades in a federal prison. Diversity via Getty Images
Combs was ordered remanded in custody without bail. REUTERS

He faces three federal charges: conspiracy to commit organized crime, sex trafficking and transportation for the purpose of prostitution.

Combs' arrest comes after he faced a barrage of lawsuits last year from people accusing him of physically or sexually abusing them at the height of his fame as a producer in the 1990s and 2000s.



He was first accused of perpetrating years of domestic and sexual violence – and even human trafficking – against his former girlfriend, R&B singer Cassie Ventura, last November. The charges arose from a federal court lawsuit she filed against him.

Combs was seen in Central Park the day before his arrest. SWNS

Combs was arrested by the Department of Homeland Security in New York City on Monday. He pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail.

Authorities say some of Combs' alleged victims are cooperating with authorities.

“These women are telling us things that we can independently verify with video evidence and physical evidence,” the agent says. “These women have come forward and are cooperating with us. They are very brave.”

Combs' lawyers did not respond to The Post's request for comment.