Disturbing allegations levied against Sean "Diddy" Combs in federal court
Charges include sex trafficking and racketeering. Prosecutors called the Combs enterprise a criminal organization. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
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Charges include sex trafficking and racketeering. Prosecutors called the Combs enterprise a criminal organization. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
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Maxwell, 59, has pleaded not guilty to charges that prosecutors say show that she and Epstein were "partners in crime."
She claimed the defendant instructed her on how to give Epstein sexual massages and sometimes physically participated in the encounters as well.
The British socialite is accused of grooming underage girls for the late Jeffrey Epstein.
The former associate of Jeffrey Epstein is accused of helping procure underage girls for the now-deceased financier.
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