NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is arrested by federal authorities in New York following a grand jury indictment, which prosecutors plan to ask a judge to make public. The major move comes 10 months after allegations of sexual and other abuse were made against the music mogul, and prosecutors announced that he was being investigated for sex trafficking.

Below you will find an overview of the most important events that have occurred since the end of last year.

November 16, 2023

Cassie says in a lawsuit that Combs Cassie, whose legal name is Cassandra Ventura, signed with Combs’ label in 2005 and the two were in an on-again, off-again relationship for more than a decade, beginning in 2007. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges that Combs was “prone to uncontrollable rage” and subjected her to “vicious” abuse. It says he gave her drugs, forced her to have sex with other men and raped her in her home when she tried to end the relationship in 2018. Combs, through his attorney, has “vehemently” denied the allegations.

November 17, 2023

At a dizzying speed, Ventura’s lawsuit is settled the day after it is filed. The terms of the agreement are being kept confidential. “We have decided to resolve this matter amicably,” Combs said in a statement. “I wish Cassie and her family the very best. Love.”

November 23, 2023

Two more women accuse Combs of sexual abuse in lawsuits filed on the eve of the expiration of the Adult Survivors Acta New York law that gives victims of sexual abuse a year to file a civil lawsuit, regardless of the statute of limitations. The lawsuits, filed by Joi Dickerson and another woman who was not named, allege sexual abuse, beatings and forced drug use in the early 1990s by Combs, then a talent director, party promoter and rising figure in New York City’s hip-hop community. Combs’ attorneys call the allegations false.

November 28, 2023

Combs temporarily steps down as chairman of his cable television network, Revolt, amid a wave of sexual abuse allegations. It would be one of several business setbacks for Combs brought about by the lawsuits.

December 6, 2023

A woman claims in another lawsuit that Combs and two other men raped her in 2003, when she was 17. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, says she lived in a Detroit suburb and was flown to a studio apartment in New York, where she was given drugs and alcohol that made her unable to consent to sex, and the men took turns raping her.

That same day, Combs posted a statement on Instagram denying all allegations in the mounting series of lawsuits. “I have not done any of the horrible things that are being alleged,” the post reads. “I will fight for my name, my family, and for the truth.”

February 26, 2024

A music producer files a lawsuit allege that Combs sexually abused him and forced him to have sex with prostitutes. The lawsuit includes a long list of potentially illegal drug and sex activities that the producer says he witnessed. An attorney for Combs calls the allegations “pure fiction.”

March 25, 2024

Homeland Security Investigations serves search warrants in the early morning raids on Combs’ homes in Los Angeles and Miami in what officials tell The Associated Press is a sex trafficking investigation. Combs was at one of his Miami homes at the time. His two sons, at his Los Angeles home, were handcuffed during the search, Combs’ attorneys said. Officials did not say whether the raids were prompted by the civil lawsuits, but Combs’ attorneys said they believed they were.

March 26, 2024

Combs’ attorney calls the raids “a gross use of military force” and says Combs “is innocent and will continue to fight” to clear his name. The attorney, Aaron Dyer, says there is “no excuse for the excessive use of force and hostility by authorities or the way his children and employees were treated.”

April 4, 2024

A lawsuit that names Combs as co-defendant claims his son Christian “King” Combs sexually assaulted a woman working on a yacht chartered by his father. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court alleges that Sean Combs engineered the circumstances that led to the assault and paid to cover it up. An attorney for the two men called the allegations “outrageous.”

April 26, 2024

In the first major legal challenge by Combs and his team, to file a motion to reject various elements of Dickerson’s lawsuit because they were not illegal in 1991, when the alleged incidents occurred. While the legal objections are procedural, the filing also criticizes the “numerous false, offensive and lascivious allegations” in the lawsuit.

May 10, 2024

Combs asks federal judge to dismiss Dec. 6 lawsuit in which he and two co-defendants were accused raped a 17 year old girl from Michigan in a New York recording studio. Again, the objections are procedural in nature — claiming the lawsuit was filed too late as a matter of law — but the court document calls the claims “false and heinous.”

May 17, 2024

CNN airs video in which Combs attacks Ventura in a hotel lobby in 2016. The video strongly resembles an attack described in her lawsuit, which says Combs had already beaten her that night and that she was trying to leave the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles when he woke up and came after her. In the footage, a man who appears to be Diddy, wearing only a towel, punches Ventura, kicks her and throws her to the ground. The lawsuit alleges that Combs paid $50,000 to have the video removed at the time. Combs’ representatives had no immediate comment.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office says it cannot prosecute Combs for the assault seen in the video because of the statute of limitations. No case has yet been presented to prosecutors, according to the district attorney’s office.

May 19, 2024

Combs places a video on Instagram and Facebook apologizes for the attack on Ventura, its first real admission of wrongdoing since the recent flood of accusations began.

“My behavior in that video is inexcusable,” Combs said. “I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. I was disgusted when I did it. I’m disgusted now. I went and sought professional help. I went to therapy, I went to rehab. I had to ask God for His grace and His mercy. I’m so sorry.”

June 10, 2024

At the request of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Combs is returning a key to the city. Adams sent letters to Combs revoking the honor as part of the fallout from the leak of the video of Combs hitting Cassie. Adams says he was “deeply disturbed” by the video. Adams knew Combs the key at a ceremony until 2023.

A day earlier, Howard University has announced that it has revoked an honorary doctorate given to Combs and a scholarship program in his name was discontinued.

August 26, 2024

As part of a multi-faceted backlash against the lawsuits filed against him, Combs has asks a federal judge to reject the decision the music producer’s February lawsuit. His lawyers say the lawsuit is riddled with “tall tales,” “lurid theatrics,” “legally meaningless allegations” and “blatant lies” designed only to “generate media hype and exploit it to obtain a settlement.”

September 11, 2024

Diddy is being sued by singer Dawn Richard in a lawsuit that details years of psychological and physical abuse, including groping, that she says she endured as he helped launch her career. Richard, a member of the girl group Danity Kane and known for her appearance on the MTV reality show “Making the Band,” alleges in the lawsuit that she witnessed Combs abusing Cassie and was afraid of the mogul.

Diddy’s reps accuse Richard of “attempting to rewrite history” by “concocting a series of false claims, all in the hopes of getting paid — conveniently timed to coincide with the release of her album and her press tour.”

September 16, 2024

Combs is arrested Monday night in New York City after a grand jury indictment. No details of the charges have been made public, but federal officials say they will ask a judge to unseal the charges a day later. Combs’ attorney calls it an unjust prosecution of a “flawed person” who is “not a criminal.”

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Normally, the Associated Press does not name people who say they have been sexually abused unless they report it publicly, like the people named here.