Sean "Diddy" comb sex trafficking and extortion trials are expected to be in Jury sworn in Monday in New York City.
Hip-hop tycoon is Accuses of running a criminal enterprise since at least 2004 In a party prosecutors call drug-driven, the woman participates in commercial sex with him (and sometimes even male sex workers), known as "freaks."
comb Already jailed exist Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn since He was arrested last September. he Faced with five counts of four different womenincluding singer and ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura.
Here is knowledge about the costs and other key names of the case.
Ventura, who performed under Cassie, became famous with the single "Me&u" on her debut album of the same name. The song ranked No. 1 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Pictures in 2006.
Her and the comb dates are around 2007 to 2018.
Safe video 2016 Los Angeles Hotel Corridor Attack Ventura It is expected to be the key evidence in his trial. The video, acquired and released by CNN last year, showed Combs throwing Ventura on the floor and then kicking her.
Prosecutors claim the hotel attack took place during the "freak" but the comb's lawyer, but his lawyer Trying to exclude video from trialthink it is a "glasses of complex but decade-long consensus relationships."
Ventura Federal lawsuit filed against combs in 2023accusing him of rape and physical abuse. The lawsuit also said the comb paid $50,000 for the video.
"After years of silence and darkness, I was finally ready to tell my story and represent the benefits of myself and other women who face violence and abuse in their relationships," Ventura said in a statement to CBS News at the time. "With the expiration of the Adult Survivor Law in New York A quick approach, obviously, is an opportunity to speak out loud about the trauma I’ve experienced and I’ll recover for the rest of my life. ”
comb Later apologize for the behavior seen in the videobut denies the allegations in the lawsuit. In a subsequent social media post, he said he was “f --- ed up” and “hit the bottom of the rock.”
"I took full responsibility for the actions in that video," he said. "I was disgusting at that time. I was disgusting now. I went, I asked for professional help. I went to get treatment, to recover. I had to ask God for his mercy and grace. I was sorry. But I was a better man every day. I didn't ask for forgiveness. I was really sorry.
One day after the lawsuit is filed, Announced a solution. Although no details were disclosed, Ventura said in a statement: “I decided to solve this problem friendly based on my level of control.”
Dozens of men and women since 2023 File a lawsuit against comb accusations of sexual and physical abuse.
Many accusers say they are Take drugs, then abuseSome people claim Other celebrities are present or attend In abuse.
but, Most allegations Not part of a criminal case. Prosecutors choose to focus on allegations that have actual evidence or evidence confirmed by witnesses.
Three other women who participated in the trial Not publicly named They are expected to testify using pseudonyms. The indictment states that they are Victim 1, Victim 2 and Victim 3.
Combs denied all charges through his attorneys, who said the women were "formerly long-term girlfriends who were involved in voluntary relationships".
Ask the prospective juror if it is List of about 190 celebrities familiar withincluding Michael Jordan, Kanye West and Mike Myers, although it is unclear how these people have to do with the trial.
The judge in charge of the case was U.S. District Court Judge Arun Subramanian Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. President Joe Biden appointed Subramanian as federal judge in 2022.
The prosecution panel consists of eight U.S. assistant attorneys, seven of which are women. Among them is Maurene Ryan Comey Former FBI director James Comey. She is one of the prosecutors at the trial Ghislaine Maxwellconvicted of conspiracy Jeffrey Epstein arrive Recruiting and sexually abusing teenage girls.
Combs' defense team is led by New York attorney Marc Agnifilo, who is with his wife Karen Friedman Agnifilo Defensive, too Luigi Mangione exist Murder by UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Atlanta barrister Brian Steel, also the seven-man defense, represented Young Thug at a trial It lasted for nearly two years Before the rapper Pleas for gang, drugs and gun charges.
According to federal court regulations, photos and videos inside the court are not allowed. However, court sketches are allowed.
The highly anticipated trial is expected to last between 8 and 10 weeks. During the first week, the court will be held every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CBS News New York's Alice Gainer will be on trial in court during the court period and will provide real-time updates.