On Friday, the US judge refused to try Sean (Diddy) Combs to delay his upcoming sexual trade process by two months.
The US District Judge Arun Subramanian said that the hip-hop tycoon undertook his request too close to the trial. The selection of the jury is currently to start on May 5, and opening declarations on May 12.
55 -year -old Combs did not admit five crimes, including racketeers and sexual trade. Prosecutors with the office of the Manhattan prosecutor's office claim that Combs used their business empire to sexual abuse of women in 2004–2024.
Combs lawyers say sexual activity described by prosecutors was consistent.
In a COMBS COUNTER on Wednesday, Marc Agnifilo, he asked Subramanian to delay the trial, because he needed more time to prepare defense against new allegations brought on April 4. Agnifilo also said that defense needs more time to review E -Maili that he wants the alleged victim to turn around.
Federal prosecutors were against all delays, writing in a Thursday court, submitted that additional allegations brought at the beginning of this month were not essentially new behaviors. They said that Combs is not entitled to communicate the alleged victim.
Subramanian also considers other evidence issues, such as whether to allow alleged victims to testify under pseudonyms.
Also known during his career as Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, Combs founded Bad Boy Records and is assigned to help rappers and singing R&B, such as Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, Notorious Big and Usher in stars in the 1990s and 2000.
But prosecutors said that his success hid the dark side. They say that his alleged abuse included the participation of women in recorded sexual performances called “Freak Offs” with men's sex employees, who were sometimes transported by state lines.