Last week, on the day he was sued for at least the ninth time in less than a year, Sean Combs was determined to get a message through to one of his protégées, prosecutors in his federal criminal case said.

Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs’ was arrested in Manhattan on Monday evening after being indicted by a grand jury for racketeering and sex trafficking, months after the music mogul was hit with a series of civil sexual assault lawsuits—all of which he has denied.

In the past 11 months, music magnate Sean “Diddy” Combs has faced crescendoing allegations of abuse and sexual assault, culminating in 10 civil lawsuits, a federal human trafficking probe and his arrest and indictment early this week.