US EditionOpening statements are expected in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial
- Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces a sex trafficking trial starting May 12, 2025, in New York for alleged abuses spanning two decades.
- The case stems from over 50 civil lawsuits since 2023, triggered by accusations aligned with the #MeToo movement and a 2016 hotel assault video.
- Prosecutors allege Combs coerced women into drug-fueled group sex parties called 'Freak Offs,' using violence, threats, and blackmail to control them.
- Authorities plan to show jurors surveillance footage of Combs attacking Cassie Ventura, his former girlfriend, and recordings of the 'Freak Offs' events.
- If convicted on racketeering and sex trafficking charges, Combs faces at least 15 years in prison, while his defense contends the acts were consensual and noncriminal.
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Diddy sex trafficking trial opens with graphic testimony | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
NEW YORK >> A male stripper took the stand on the first day of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial today and testified he had sex with the hip-hop mogul’s then-girlfriend Casandra Ventura for money multiple times in 2012 and 2013 while Combs watched and masturbated.
Diddy locked women in 'days-long sex parties' and had 10-hour long freak offs
The Diddy trial hit a stumbling block before it got going (Picture: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) The Diddy trial is officially underway, with new reports providing details about some of the alleged sex crimes. Music mogul Diddy, 55 – whose real name is Sean Combs – denies and is defending himself against all charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering. Known throughout his 35-year career as P Diddy and Puff Daddy, among other names, Combs…
‘He called himself the king’: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex-trafficking trial begins in New York
A federal prosecutor painted a disturbingly violent, sadistic and long-running pattern of the rapper coercing women into having sex with male escorts while he watched and recorded videos – and then used those tapes to blackmail them.
NOW: First witness takes stand in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial
The first witness is taking the stand in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal trial. Combs has pleaded not guilty to five criminal counts, including racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. Former SDNY Criminal Division Deputy Chief Kristy Greenberg joins Chris Jansing to share what the atmosphere inside the courtroom was like.
Prosecutors lay out case against 'Diddy' as music mogul's trial begins
The prosecution argues Sean "Diddy" Combs used his power to coerce victims into marathon drug-fuelled orgies, while the defence says its client is merely a "swinger" with unconventional sexual proclivities.
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