Mother of Sean "Diddy" Combs defends son in statement, says he is no "monster"

The mother of the embattled hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs released a statement Sunday defending her son against the criminal charges and multiple allegations of sexual misconduct he is currently facing while in federal custody in New York.

Combs, 54, has been detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since pleading not guilty on Sept. 17 to federal charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution.