P. Diddy in court declares himself not guilty

Yesterday, March 14, Sean “Diddy” Combs appeared in court and declared himself not guilty compared to two new accusations made known in January and at the beginning of this month. Yesterday was the first time in which P. Diddy spoke in court from the hearing in which the crimes of sexual traffic were formally contested, a criminal association aimed at racket and transport of people for prostitution. Combs, which according to some newspapers presented himself with completely gray hair and a longer and greater beard than his last public appearance after the arrest that took place last September, declared himself not guilty.

The accusation added two alleged victims to the case, both women, and has also attributed the crime of forced and mistreatment of employees to Combs. The artist confirmed that he had been informed on the two new accusations, which expand the scope of the alleged crimes contested in the sphere of Racket.

The hearing focused mainly on procedural issues in view of the process of 5 May. Federal District Judge Arun Subramanian has established that the QUESTIMARIES FOR THE JURIALS will be distributed on April 28, while the “Voir Dire” – a crucial phase of the jury selection process – will begin on May 5, before the opening declarations scheduled for May 12.

The accusation would have liked to anticipate the selection of the jury as of April 21, in the hope that the opening declarations could begin on May 5 as expected. Public ministries stressed that a postponement could slip the trial beyond the weekend of July 4th, with the risk of influencing the availability of the jury.

The defense of Combs, on the other hand, asked that the jury selection began on May 5, with the opening declarations on May 13, suggesting that 600 potential jurors comply with questionnaires written over two days. The answers would then be examined by both sides to reduce the number to 12 actual jurors plus some reserves.

In the meantime, last Friday, the Combs legal team raised the question of the images of the security cameras of a hotel again, broadcast by the CNN, which showed Combs physically attacking his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a hotel in 2016. In a previous pre-processing hearing, the defense had accused the CNN of having “modified the video” substantially “. Judge Subramanian did not issue any decision on the use of the video during the trial.