The federal judge denied it Shawn: Diddy, Combs Two months late request for his sex trafficking case.
Judge Arun Subramanian chose to maintain the planned start date, leaving Combs’ legal team about three weeks to complete the rapper’s defense against allegations such as sex trafficking, forced labor and induction.
Diddy’s Friday hearing was attended by her son, Justin Combs and his mother, Janice Combs.
Janice appeared at the music mogul’s court awaiting trial on May 5th.
Diddy’s request for a two-month delay in a sex trafficking case was denied. (Getty Images)
Didi’s legal team in a letter filed Wednesday to court demanded a two-month postponement or suspension in a sex trafficking case.
The defense argued that Combs’ lawyers had no “time needed to prepare” after the government filed its third replacement charge. The latest version of the indictment came against Diddy on April 3, and the rapper was arrested on April 14.
Janice Combs, the mother of Sean “Diddy” Combs, arrives at the rapper’s pre-trial hearing. (Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images)
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Justin Dior Combs (right), the son of Sean “Diddy” Combs, arrives at the hearing on April 18th. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)
The legal team has gone to zero with new charges against a rapper who can land him behind the bar for a minimum of 15 years. Diddy’s lawyers have not begun receiving evidence related to the latest charges. They are government property before the updated charges are filed by April 4, and have yet to receive everything they need before the May 5 trial commencement date. The team claimed they were still waiting for 3,500 evidence, along with a list of witnesses and other exhibits related to the 15-year mandatory minimum claim.
“Under these circumstances, we cannot conscientiously go to trial on the due date, as the findings appeared incomplete at the mandatory minimum count of 15 years,” writes Agnifilo. “This is a government-created issue, but it opposes our reasonable demands…”
Diddy wore a tan shirt and slacks for the court on Monday. (Jane Rosenberg)
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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ LA home was attacked by Homeland Security Authorities in March 2024. (Getty Images)
During Diddy’s arrest on Monday, his lawyer was reported by the US Lawyer’s Office. Southern New York We withhold more than 200,000 documents related to the case.
Attorney Tenny Jelagos has admitted to demanding the government that her “question is unusual.” Pass information from the witnesshowever, there were emails and texts that were not fully provided to the defense. Prosecutor Christine Slavik opposed the postponement and denounced Didi’s “gamemanship” team to request 200,000 documents on witness communications.
Slavik allegedly provided the document to Diddy’s team related to keyword searches, and the judge suggested that the prosecutor hand over the full document via thumb drive or face a postponement or subpoena.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs will appear in court on March 14th. (Reuters)
Diddy was hit with two new charges in the April 3rd lawsuit. Federal prosecutors have been accused of relocating a woman known as “Victim 2” across state boundaries to engage in prostitution between 2024 and 2024, as the rapper allegedly engaged in sex trafficking of a female victim in 2024.
when “Last Night” rapper Appearing in court on March 14, he pleaded not guilty to the first version of the government’s alternative charges. That version extended the timeline for alleged sex trafficking and assault behavior, adding two more casualties.
Sean “Diddy” Combs was charged with conspiracy to assault, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transport in order to engage in prostitution on an unsealed indictment in September. (Munawal Hosain)
The prosecutors also accused the music mogul of forcing employees to work long hours by threatening them with physical or reputational harm and forcing them to engage in sexual encounters with musicians.
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Tracy Wright and Kirill Clark of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
