Sean Combs’ Case Compared to R. Kelly, Jeffrey Epstein: ‘Diddy Is Screwed’

Legal experts are weighing in on disgraced rapper and music producer Sean “Diddy” Combs’ indictment on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.

Combs, 54, pleaded not guilty to the charges on Tuesday. The indictment alleges a criminal enterprise operating over a series of several years that involves coercing individuals to participate in various sexual acts.

“Diddy is screwed,” Neama Rahmani, former federal prosecutor and president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, told Newsweek. “The big takeaways are, obviously, these are very serious charges. Everyone talks about the racketeering and how there’s potential life sentence, but more importantly, some of these charges carry mandatory minimum sentences in prison