Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs went on trial on sex trafficking charges today, with prosecutors saying the Bad Boy Records founder lured women into romantic relationships, forced them to take part in drug-fueled sex parties and then blackmailed them with videos he recorded of the encounters.

In her opening statement in Manhattan federal court, Prosecutor Emily Johnson said Combs “viciously attacked” women when they resisted taking part in the parties, known as “Freak Offs” or upset him.

Defense lawyer, Teny Geragos, countered that prosecutors were trying to twist Combs’ romantic relationships into a racketeering and sex trafficking case.

The 55-year-old rapper has pleaded not guilty to five felony counts of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. 

If convicted on all counts during the two-month trial, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and could face life in prison.

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