In the weeks since Sean “Diddy” Combs was indicted on sex trafficking and other charges, much of the conversation has focused on the celebrity fallout. What other famous faces will get swept up in the scandal? Who attended the music mogul’s infamous parties? 

This sort of tabloid treatment is expected, but it misses the point. The crime for which Diddy is accused, sex trafficking, is serious, not sensational. The attention surrounding his indictment should be used to highlight the dark realities of this grotesque blight on our society, which is frequently intertwined with wealth and men of power.