Federal authorities are digging into Diddy’s “Freak Off” sex parties — and have been interviewing male escorts who they say were part of the sexual debauchery.
“They’re all too happy to talk,” says a federal law enforcement source who is involved in the investigation. “We’re asking them about their recollections of the Freak Offs, what they were paid to do, and who else was involved. I’m surprised how many of them can recall intricate details about what happened.”
The source told The Post that many of the men — who were in their 20s at the time of the parties, but are now in their 40s and have aged out of the skin biz — have offered similar details about parties, including the drugs that were allegedly supplied.
“They were all encouraged to take Viagra and Cialis before the parties,” said the source. “They were expected to perform and were told if they didn’t perform, they’d be thrown out of the party and not paid.”
Authorities are trying to determine if any of the participants in Diddy’s Freak Offs were underage or illegally coerced into performing.
Federal agents raided two of Diddy’s homes in March, seizing hundreds of sex videos and a mountain of sex paraphernalia, including 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lube. In a statement, the US Attorney’s Office alleged that the sex parties were not always consensual.
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ alleged sexual abuse of women included forcing them to engage in frequent, days-long sexual activity with male prostitutes, some of whom were “transported over state lines,” according to the charges against him.
“These events, which Combs referred to as ‘Freak Offs,’ were elaborate sex performances that he arranged, directed, and often electronically recorded,” the documents said.
“To ensure participation in Freak Offs, Combs used violence and intimidation, and leveraged his power over victims — power he obtained through obtaining and distributing narcotics to them, exploiting his financial support to them and threatening to cut off the same, and controlling their careers,” authorities alleged.
Diddy has been charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. In addition to the charges, he faces a myriad of civil suits from his alleged victims — including two new lawsuits from men who allege that they were just 10 and 17 when they were horrifically raped by the music mogul
Combs has repeatedly denied wrongdoing. He has pleaded not guilty and insists that any sexual contact he has had with people has been consensual.
“In court, the truth will prevail,” his attorneys said in a statement. “Mr. Combs has never sexually assaulted anyone — adult or minor, man or woman.”
The Post has viewed more than two dozen videos of raucous sex parties, which appear to be footage of Diddy’s Freak Offs that were tied to mainstream events such as the MTV Video Music Awards or the Super Bowl. In the videos, women can be seen having sex with men as Combs seemingly watches in the background.
In one video, it appears that Diddy himself took part in the action, holding the camera from his point of view while he appears to engage in sex with a woman.
Although it’s unclear if the videos The Post has viewed are part of the case against Diddy, but authorities tell The Post that they are using similar video to determine what crimes were committed.
“We have to identify all the people in the videos,” says the Fed source. “And then we can figure out how old they were at the time, and make sure that none of them were trafficked or threatened to participate. It’s a long process, but we’re making progress.
