Here's what happened on the first day of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial.

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Federal prosecutors are scrambling to locate a key witness scheduled to testify against Sean “Diddy” Combs in his sex trafficking trial, which began with opening statements on Monday.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing more allegations of sexual assault in another civil lawsuit as he awaits his trial for sex trafficking.

The federal investigation into Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking allegations include a Miami hotel and Daphne Joy, the mother of 50 Cent’s young son.

Chrystul Kizer was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the 2018 shooting of Randall Volar, who she claimed sexually trafficked her as a teen.

Black women are at a disproportionately high risk of being targeted for trafficking at younger ages compared to their white counterparts.

A source claimed that Essence Magazine owner Richelieu Dennis was the mystery buyer, but the businessman has not confirmed the news.

Pieper Lewis, who pleaded guilty to killing a man she said raped her, is back in custody after she escaped from a women’s center.

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A Black women's group called on Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to pardon the 17-year-old sex trafficking victim convicted for killing her rapist.

A GoFundMe for Pieper Lewis, 17, has soared to help her pay $150,000 to the family of her rapist.

The disgraced singer was previously convicted of racketeering and eight counts of an anti-sex trafficking law that could have seen him sent to prison for the rest of his life.

Chopper from Diddy's hit MTV reality series 'Making The Band' is going out in the worst way after being nabbed on sex trafficking charges stemming from allegations that he's been operating as a Las Vegas pimp.