Sean “Diddy” Combs arrested after raids on his homes

Sources confirmed to PEOPLE that Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested at a Manhattan hotel on Monday, September 16, after being indicted by a grand jury.

The allegations contained in the indictment are unclear.

“This evening, federal agents arrested Sean Combs on a sealed indictment filed by the SDNY,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement. “We expect to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say then.”

The 54-year-old rapper was taken into custody by Homeland Security at a Manhattan hotel on Monday night, sources told PEOPLE, after allegations of sexual assault and sex trafficking had been made against him for several months.

“We are disappointed in the U.S. Attorney's decision to pursue what we believe is an unjustified prosecution of Mr. Combs,” Combs' attorney Marc Agnifilo said in a statement to PEOPLE. “Sean 'Diddy' Combs is a music icon, a self-made entrepreneur, a loving family man and a proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children and working to advance the black community. He is an imperfect human being, but he is not a criminal.”

“To Mr. Combs' credit, he has been cooperative throughout this investigation and voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges,” Agnifilo continued. “Please reserve judgment until you know all of the facts. These are the actions of an innocent man who has nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.”

Seven allegations were made against the rapper. Combs denied all allegations.

On November 16, singer Cassie filed a lawsuit in New York against Diddy, whom she dated from 2007 to 2018. She accused the musician of raping and abusing her during their ten-year relationship. One day after she filed the lawsuit, the two reached an agreement.

Shortly thereafter, on Nov. 23, a woman named Joi Dickerson-Neal accused Diddy of drugging and raping her while she was a student at Syracuse University in 1991, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

The following day, November 24, a woman accused Combs and his friend Aaron Hall of taking turns raping her. In February, plaintiff Liza Gardner filed an amended complaint, stating that she was 16 years old and a minor when the alleged assault occurred in New York in 1990. The age of consent for sexual intercourse in New York in 1990 was 17.

On Dec. 6, a woman alleged that the rapper, his longtime collaborator Harve Pierre and a third, unidentified man sexually trafficked and gang raped her in 2003, when she was 17, according to documents obtained by PEOPLE.

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Later that day, Diddy denied the allegations against him in a statement to PEOPLE. “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. For the past few weeks, I have sat in silence and watched as people attempted to destroy my reputation and my legacy,” he said.

“There have been vile accusations made against me, all looking for a quick payday,” he continued. “Let me be very clear: I have not done any of the horrific things I am accused of. I will fight for my name, my family and the truth.”

On March 1, Combs' team requested that plaintiff “Jane Doe” no longer remain anonymous throughout the trial. The court ruled that the plaintiff did not have “more specific reasons” to maintain her anonymity.

Before the judge's ruling regarding the fourth accuser's anonymity, Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York on Feb. 27. Combs' former producer and videographer claimed that Combs sexually harassed, drugged and threatened him for more than a year, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

Jones claimed that during this time he “experienced, experienced and endured many things that went far beyond his role as producer of the Love Album.” (Love was created from September 2022 to November 2023.)

On Monday, March 25, the rapper's properties in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by federal agents.

Nearly two months later, on May 17, surveillance video released by CNN showed the rapper grabbing, shoving and kicking his ex-girlfriend, singer Cassie, during a 2016 altercation, consistent with allegations she made in a now-settled lawsuit filed last November.

Less than a week later, Combs was accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman named Crystal McKinney. In the May 21 lawsuit, McKinney claimed she was 22 years old, and after they met, Combs led her into a bathroom where he began forcing himself on her and kissing her without her consent. He then allegedly pushed her head into his crotch and forced her to perform oral sex on him.

Two days later, on May 23, April Lampos and her attorneys filed suit against Combs, his record label Bad Boy Records, Arista Records and others, accusing them of assault, sexual abuse, negligent infliction of emotional distress and violation of the Gender-Based Violence Protection Act.

She described four “terrifying sexual encounters” she had with Combs, including one instance in which the rapper forced her to take “ecstasy” and have sex with his then-girlfriend Kim Porter. She also claimed that Porter “retaliated” and that she and Combs caused her to lose her job.

On June 7, Howard University, a historically African-American university (HBCU), revoked the rapper's honorary doctorate. Three days later, New York Mayor Eric Adams asked the musician to return his key to the city.

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