P Diddy: What is Sean Combs accused of, why was he denied bail and what has he said?

 P Diddy: What is Sean Combs accused of, why was he denied bail and what has he said?

The Bad Boy Records founder has denied all charges against him after being arrested. Sky News looks at the accusations - which include details of his alleged "freak off" sessions, threats over explicit videos - and claims 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant were seized from his homes.

Sean Combs - also known as P Diddy and Puff Daddy - has been refused bail after pleading not guilty to three felony counts.

The charges come after the rapper and music mogul was arrested at a hotel in New York on Monday 16 September.

Combs, a three-time Grammy winner and one of the most influential hip-hop producers of the past three decades, has been facing a wave of lawsuits by women who have accused him of sexual assault.

And now he faces a criminal trial having been denied bail at $50m (£37.8m).

Here's a look what the charges are, why he was denied bail and what he and his lawyers have said.

What are the charges?

They relate to sex trafficking, drug possession and firearms offences.

Specifically, there are three charges outlined by the Southern District of New York (SDNY) in a legal indictment:

• Racketeering conspiracy
• Sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion
• Transportation to engage in prostitution

Racketeering conspiracy carries a maximum sentence of life in prison; sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion has a maximum sentence of life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison; and transportation for purposes of prostitution carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.

The indictment alleges Combs "abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfil his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct" from at least 2008.

It claims the 54-year-old used his employees, resources and influence in the music industry to create a "criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex trafficking, forced labour, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice".

He allegedly induced female victims and male sex workers into drug-fuelled sexual performances, dubbed "Freak Offs", according to the document. 

The Freak Offs, referred to in the document some 16 times, were described as "elaborate and produced sex performances that Combs arranged, directed, masturbated during, and often electronically recorded". 

Prosecutors allege victims were given controlled substances during the sometimes days-long events to keep them "obedient and compliant" and Combs subjected them to "physical, emotional, and verbal abuse" to get them to engage. 

It said Combs and his victims were so exhausted after the sessions - which sometimes lasted days at a time - that they "typically received IV fluids to recover from the physical exertion and drug use".

Around 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant were seized from Combs' homes in Miami and Los Angeles when they were raided in March, the indictment added. 

It also claims Combs and members of his business "engaged in acts of violence, threats of violence, threats of financial and reputational harm, and verbal abuse" including kidnapping and arson when witnesses of his alleged abuse threatened his authority or reputation.

What have Combs and his lawyers said? 

Combs has pleaded not guilty to all charges. After his arrest, his lawyer Marc Agnifilo said he was "disappointed" with the decision to "pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr Combs by the US Attorney's Office". 

"Diddy is an imperfect person but is not criminal," he continued.