Jailed Sean 'Diddy' Combs 'Is Being Treated Like Any Other Detainee Awaiting Trial': Source (Exclusive)
Sean "Diddy" Combs faces charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution
Sean "Diddy" Combs isn't getting any special treatment as he awaits trial in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, a source with knowledge of the situation tells PEOPLE.
The rapper, 54, was arrested on the night of Monday, Sept. 16 by Homeland Security Investigations agents, a day before he was indicted on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was remanded to MDC on Tuesday, Sept. 17, after pleading not guilty and being denied bail twice.
"He is being treated like any other detainee awaiting trial," the source tells PEOPLE. "As with all public figures in his position, he was placed on suicide watch upon admittance to the facility as a precaution."
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The source adds that Combs is "very concerned about his kids and their well-being."
"He has three minor children, two of whom now have no living parent available with him incarcerated. Four of his seven children have neither parent available with him incarcerated. Mr. Combs has been able to speak briefly to family members and his children via phone," the source says.
Representing the singer, Marc Agnifilo and Teny R. Geragos, wrote in a bail proposal rejected by two Manhattan judges that the Brooklyn facility is "not fit for pre-trial detention," calling the conditions there "horrific."
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Prosecutors have accused Combs of arranging so-called "freak offs," which authorities allege were orchestrated sex performances involving male sex workers and women who were allegedly forced or coerced into participating.
In March, federal authorities raided Combs' homes in Miami and Los Angeles. The Bad Boy Records founder had come to New York in anticipation of the charges, his lawyer previously said.
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The charges come in the wake of several lawsuits against Combs filed in the last year related to allegations of sexual abuse. In November, his former girlfriend, singer Cassie , sued him in New York.
In the suit, Cassie accused Combs of raping her over the course of their relationship, which lasted a decade. The suit was settled a day after it was filed. Combs has denied all allegations.
Combs pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him and is due back in court in early October.
His lawyers tell PEOPLE he is "strong, healthy, and focused on his defense," adding, "He is committed to fighting this case and has full confidence in both his legal team and the truth."
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