Diddy's fall from grace: Sean Combs seen in high school yearbook pics amid sex trafficking charges
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Amid what's been the most challenging year in the life of music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Dailymail.com is taking a look back at simpler times for the rapper, when he was a student at a Catholic high school in the Bronx. Combs, 55, was seen in a series of images (provided by Seth Poppel of Yearbook Library) from his time at Mount St. Michael Academy in Mount Vernon, New York, which is about 25 miles north of his current whereabouts at the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn.
![[Combs was pictured in his senior year yearbook shot from Mount St. Michael Academy in Mount Vernon, New York in 1987]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/22/93295337-14207829-image-a-28_1734562620881.jpg)
The Can't Nobody Hold Me Down performer remains in federal custody more than three months after his September 16 arrest in Manhattan in connection with sex trafficking and racketeering charges, with prosecutors claiming he used blackmail and violence in his efforts to silence victims.
![[The school is about 25 miles north of Diddy's current whereabouts at the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/21/12/93300575-14207829-The_school_is_about_25_miles_north_of_Diddy_s_current_whereabout-a-11_1734783043925.jpg)
Among the claims is that he persuaded women to participate against their will in group sexual exhibitions referred to as 'Freak Offs.' Combs, who is also charged with transportation to engage in prostitution, has made a trio of attempts in vain to be granted bail, amid concerns from the court he would attempt to flee or tamper with his case.
![[Combs wore a jersey with the number 22 during his time as a member of the school's varsity football team]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/02/93295345-14207829-image-m-73_1734575962611.jpg)
Prior to his arrest he was in the headlines earlier this year after raids on multiple properties this past March; and video of him assaulting his ex-girlfriend Cassie surfacing on CNN in May. Combs, who is set to spend Christmas in custody, has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, as his trial date of May 5, 2025 looms.
![[The Last Night rapper wore a timely 1980s ensemble of a grey sport coat with a red tie while posed with friends]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/22/93295333-14207829-image-a-27_1734562578818.jpg)
