Sean "Diddy" Combs has pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. The indictment unsealed Tuesday says the music mogul abused women for over a decade and presided over a sordid empire of sexual crimes. Prosecutors want him kept behind bars following his arrest in Manhattan. The indictment details allegations dating to 2008 that he abused, threatened and coerced women for years "to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct." Recently, Combs has been sued by people who say he physically or sexually abused them. He's denied many of those allegations.

For the Christmas holiday, my wife and I, along with our son Daniel, traveled up to the Sierras to meet up with our other son, Patrick. It was…