Hello and welcome to the sidebar presented by True Crime News taking you inside the courtrooms of high profile and notorious cases from across the country.

I'm your host Joshua Ritter. I'm a criminal defense lawyer based in Los Angeles and previously an LA County

prosecutor for nearly a decade. You can find me on all social media at

Joshua Ritter ESQ or at Joshua Ritter.com. This week we wanted to try doing something a little bit different.

After shocking allegations against hip-hop mogul Sean Diddy Combs from more than 120 victims came forward this week.

I wanted to take a little time to discuss what he's been charged with so far and where the case could be headed.

So let's go ahead and dissect the indictment of Sean Diddy Combs.

Sean Combs' ascension led him into the top of the music industry, making him a billionaire recording artist and entrepreneur

who is responsible for launching the careers of some of music's biggest acts including

notorious BIG, Usher, and even Justin Beaver.

However, after more than three decades in the spotlight,

his precipitous downfall would come in only a matter of months. In November of last year shocking claims of abuse,

assault and coercion came to light in a lawsuit filed by Cassandra Ventura

after a decade-long relationship with Combs.

While he was quick to deny the claims,

an undisclosed settlement issued the following day

led Medding to wonder if Cassie's claims

were as baseless as the tycoon claimed that they were.

The apparent hush money wasn't enough to silence the echoing claims of further alleged victims who came forward to accuse Combs.

The alleged violations included allegations of drugging and forced sexual acts with escorts,

with some of the victims being underage at the time of the purported assaults.

After the wave of new accusations, Combs was forced to step down as Chairman of the Cable

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