Prosecutor Sayys Sean ‘Diddy’ COMBS ‘Lawyers Are Looking for Reasons to Delay His May Trial – ryan
New York (AP) – A Federal Prosecutor in New York Said Monday That Lawyers for Music Mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs Are Looking for Reasons to Delay a Sex Traficking Trial Slated to Start in Three Weeks.
The latest version of the Indictment Against Combs, 55, Added Two New Charges this month but he still hadn’t entered a plea, prosecutors said. That, plus Possible delays from the routine process for sharing evidance with bot sides, calmed discovery, made prospectors think he might be stalling for time, assistant us attorney Christy Slavik Said.
Combs Has Been Locked Up With Bail Sine HIS September arrest. He entered a not guilty plea again at Monday’s Hearing, but otherwise remained impassive in the courtom.
Judge Gold Subramanian Told Combs’ Lawyers they have unil wednesday to request a pause in the trial to give time for discovery.
“We are a freight train Moving Toward Trial,” he Said.
Marc Agnifilo, Representing Combs, Said the Defense Might As “Very Short” Two-Week Adjournment Over Discovery, Including the Government Failure to Ask a Key Witness to Turn Over 200,000 Emails Rather than JUST LETTING HIGHLIGHLIGHT.
The latest version of the Indictment, return on April 4, Added Two New Charges and Accused Combs of Using Force, Fraud or Coerration to Compel a Woman in Commercial Sex Acts 2021 to 2024.
It also alleges that chombs was involved in transporting the Woman-Identified Only As “Victim-2”-and Other People, Including Commercial Sex Workers, to Engage in Prostitution During the Same period.
The new charges Bolstered an Indictment already Charging Him with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.
Federal Prosecutors Said the racketeering Conspiracy Charge involves allegations that combs sex-trafficked three victims and forced a fourth, one of His Employees, Into Sexual Activity with Him.
His Lawyers Responded to the Latest Version of the Indictment by Saying It Added No New Allegations or ACCUSERS ONLY TO FORMER LONG-TERM GIRLFRENDS INVOLVED IN CONSENSUAL RELATIONSHIPS.
Prosecutors Say Combs Coerced and Abused Women for years as he used to his “Power and Prestige” As a Music Star to ENLIST A NETWORK OF Associates and Employees to Help Him while he Silented Victsims Through BlackMmail and Violence, Including Kidnapping, Arson and Physical Beetings.
They Say the Bad Boy Records Founder Induced female Into Drugged-up, Elaborately Produced Sexual Performance With Male Sex Workers in Events Dubbed “Freak Offs.”