Sean 'Diddy' Combs wants April or May trial date, lawyers say in letter to judge
Sean "Diddy" Combs wants to go to trial on sex trafficking charges next spring, the embattled hip-hop mogul's lawyers informed a judge Wednesday.
Sean "Diddy" Combs wants to go to trial on sex trafficking charges next spring, the embattled hip-hop mogul's lawyers informed a judge Wednesday.
"Mr. Combs continues to assert his right to a speedy trial and intends to request a trial date in April or May 2025, and as consistent with the Court’s trial schedule," the jailed rapper's lawyers wrote.
Combs was charged last month with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution in a sweeping indictment by the Southern District of New York. He is currently awaiting trial behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
Combs' preference was mentioned in a joint letter from his lawyers and prosecutors. In the letter, the two sides outlined the issues they believe should be addressed at a pretrial hearing scheduled for Thursday in Manhattan federal court.
In the joint letter, U.S. government prosecutors said they have started submitting to defense lawyers some of the "voluminous" evidence in the case, including "several terabytes of electronic material" regarding Combs.
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