Sean 'Diddy' Combs's Sex Trade Trading Twist: Prosecutors fall several charges; Rapper refuses to testify | Mint

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ High -profile federal sex trade and returns are coming, with the closure of arguments closed for Thursday (June 26). Prosecutors announced on Wednesday, according to multiple reports, that they do not help and help some previously allegations, including attempted kidnapping, attempted arson and sexual trade. The charges were part of the broader case against Combs, 55, which pleaded not guilty to all charges. Combs’s defense rested his case on Wednesday and chose not to call any witnesses. Instead, defense lawyers relied on cross -examinations and highlighted sexually explicit messages between combs and one of the suspected victims to argue that the encounters were consensual. Combs not to testify to Combs confirmed in court on Wednesday that he will not take the witness. When American district judge Arun Subramanian asked how he was doing, Combs replied, “I do well, your honor,” and add, “I want to tell you thank you, you are doing an excellent job.” Combs said he “thoroughly” discusses the decision with his lawyers and calls it “exclusively my decision”. The judge placed to ensure that the rapper knew that it was ultimately his choice, which Combs agreed. The case of the prosecution focuses on the testimony of former friend about the six-week trial, prosecutors called 34 Witnesses, including former Combs companies employees. But the most damning evidence comes from two of the former romantic partners of Combs: Casandra “Cassie” Ventura and a woman identified only as ‘Jane’. Ventura, who dated with Combs from 2007 to 2018, testified that she was under pressure to act in sexual encounters with male sex workers – referred to as ‘freak offs’ – so that she could later be intimate with Combs. These performances, she said, were often filmed and baby oil involved. Jane, who was involved in Combs last year from 2021, testified that she had participated in similar encounters – “hotel nights” – as recently as August 2023. Videos played in court offered both sides offered more than 40 minutes of explicit recordings. Prosecutors said the footage confirms the female accounts of coercion, while the defense argued that it proves that the acts are consensual. The closure of arguments to begin on Thursday, Combs, which has remained without bail since his arrest in September 2023, was actively involved in his defense throughout the trial – notes transferred notes and consulted with advocates. Closing arguments are scheduled to start Thursday. A verdict may follow shortly thereafter. Combs stares decades in prison if they are convicted of the remaining charges, which include sex trafficking, racketing and facilitating state lines prostitution.