Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was back in the courtroom on Thursday (Oct. 10) for a standing listening to with Decide Amit Subramanian. His legal professionals, prosecutors and the choose mentioned the producer’s trial date and proof alternate.
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Sean Combs’ Trial Date Is Set For 2025
Inside Metropolis Press’ Matthew Russell covered aspects of the listening to on X (previously Twitter). In keeping with Russell, the choose gave Diddy’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, a alternative between April and Might 2025 for the trial begin. Combs is dealing with intercourse trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to have interaction in prostitution costs. The 14-page indictment, launched final month, accuses Diddy of abusive and predatory habits towards girls and others. He pleaded not responsible final month.
“For many years… the defendant abused, threatened, and coerced girls and others round him to satisfy his sexual wishes, defend his popularity, and conceal his conduct,” the doc states. “To take action, COMBS relied on the staff, sources, and affect of the multi-faceted enterprise empire that he led and managed — making a legal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, and tried to have interaction in, amongst different crimes, intercourse trafficking, compelled labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.”
Finally, Lawyer Agnifilo opted for Might due to “a variety of discovery,” that means proof. So, as of Thursday, the trial is set to begin on Might 5, 2025.
Decide: Might 5, the trial will begin. Or I am going to provide you with April if you’d like.
Agnifilo: We’ll take Might 5 – there may be a variety of discovery.
Decide: How lengthy will the federal government’s case be?
AUSA Emily Johnson: Three weeks, however…— Inside Metropolis Press (@innercitypress) October 10, 2024
Prosecutors Reveal Quantity Of Alleged Proof In opposition to Diddy
Moreover, prosecutors reportedly informed Decide Subramanian their case shall be three weeks lengthy. Nonetheless, AUSA Emily Johnson added that their investigation into Diddy stays ongoing, which suggests “there may very well be a superseding indictment” earlier than the trial begins. Extra modifications or defendants are a risk.
In the meantime, Lawyer Agnifilo estimated their protection case is perhaps one week lengthy. In keeping with Inside Metropolis Press, Lawyer Agnifilo additionally stated they’re in communication with the federal government and haven’t any present disputes.
Additionally, AUSA Emily Johnson reportedly revealed that they’ve handed over “one terabyte” of proof. Johnson stated they seized 96 gadgets throughout the March raids of Combs’ houses in Los Angeles and Miami and after detaining him at a non-public Florida airport on the time. Eight of these gadgets reportedly had over 96 terabytes of data, per AP and the AUSA. Moreover, they seized 4 extra gadgets throughout his arrest in Sept. Over the following 30 days, the federal government stated they’ll be “extracting materials.”
“Present know-how doesn’t enable us to rapidly extract. The federal government’s potential to decrypt is consistently evolving. Additionally typically with older tablets we don’t have the forensic instruments, so we’re searching for options. Some gadgets had been broken,” AUSA Emily Johnson reportedly stated.
Diddy is due again in court docket in December 2024, per the choose, except legal professionals deem it pointless.
Diddy’s Mother & Youngsters Seen Leaving Courthouse
Inside Metropolis Press’ Matthew Russell additionally reported that Diddy arrived on the courthouse within the tan pants and shirt assigned by Brooklyn’s Metro Detention Middle. He was reportedly “smiling” and hugged his legal professionals. Combs has been behind bars on pre-trial detention since federal brokers arrested him in a New York Metropolis lodge on Sept. 16. Two Manhattan judges denied his appeals for bail, together with a voluntary supply to give up his and his household’s passports. His authorized crew filed one other enchantment for pre-trial launch on Tuesday (Oct. 8), per the Associated Press.
Moreover, his mom, Janice Combs, and kids had been within the courtroom on Thursday after touring from Florida, per Lawyer Anthony Ricco. Quincy, Justin, and Christian beforehand attended their dad’s hearings in September. However on Thursday, his daughters Probability, D’Lila and Jessie had been additionally seen on movies holding arms with their brothers. Child Love or her mom didn’t look like current.
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Forward of Thursday’s court docket listening to, Janice Combs slammed the general public’s reactions to her son’s authorized woes. Along with federal costs, Diddy has been sued at the very least 11 instances since Nov. 2023 for sexual assault and different related allegations. Moreover, more than 100 more lawsuits are anticipated to be filed inside this month.
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