Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Federal prosecutors in New York have added two charges of sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution to their indictment against Sean “Diddy” Combs. The new charges are part of a superseding indictment, according to documents filed Thursday in federal court in Manhattan. This is the third time the indictment has been amended.In September, Combs was accused in a three-count indictment of having used his sprawling business empire to abuse, threaten and traffic women in order to “fulfill his sexual desires” and protect his reputation. He was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.Last month, prosecutors accused Combs in an amended indictment of forcing employees to work long hours and threatening to punish those who did not assist in his two-decade sex trafficking scheme.The original indictment referred only to a Victim-1, whose accusations aligned closely with those of Combs’ former girlfriend, Casandra Ventura. Her 2023 lawsuit, which she and Combs settled privately within a day without him admitting any wrongdoing, preceded the criminal inquiry. The indictment was amended in January to include two additional females, Victim-2 and Victim-3, whose identities have not been made public. That indictment also included an allegation that Combs had dangled a person over an apartment balcony. The latest indictment, returned by a grand jury, focuses on Victim-2, and alleges that from about 2021 to about 2024, Combs used force, fraud or coercion to recruit, entice, harbor, transport and maintain Victim-2 and willfully caused the woman to engage in commercial sex acts.Combs is also accused in the indictment of transporting individuals across state lines with the intent to engage in prostitution, including Victim-2 and commercial sex workers on multiple occasions. The latest indictment increases the total number of charges Combs faces from three to five. Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty and denied all the allegations. His trial starts next month.Combs’ attorneys did not immediately return a request for comment.
