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The detained rap-mogul Sean Combs demands two months in the course of his process due to serious sexual and violent crimes. This emerges from a application submitted on Wednesday at the Federal Court in the Southern District of New York. Numerous US media, including “USA Today”reported on the court documents about it.
Sean Combs: Extension of the deadline for “substantaly New Conduct”
Combs’ lawyers justify the application with “Substantialty New Conduct” (German: “Much new behavior”), which is listed in the latest indictment. The defense argues that you need additional time to prepare appropriately for the new allegations.
In addition, the public prosecutor’s attendance team accuses the fact that the public prosecutor has not sent central evidence and a full list of witnesses on time. This is particularly critical with regard to one of the charges that could be punished with a minimum penalty of 15 years in the event of a conviction.
According to the “USA Today”, the application says: “Under these circumstances, we cannot answer with a clear conscience to start the process on the scheduled date. This is a problem that the government has created – and yet it rejects our appropriate application.”
New allegations against Sean Combs
A third, supplementary indictment of April 3 tightens the previous allegations against Combs. It comprises two new charges: another case of human trafficking and one because of transport to prostitution. According to “AP News”, the new allegations relate to another suspected person. The corresponding incidents are said to have occurred between 2021 and 2024.
To the case of Sean “Diddy” Combs
Sean Combs has been in custody since September 2024. Against the 55-year-olds, investigations into abuse, human trade, prostitution and blackmail are underway. In addition, the FBI and the public prosecutor’s office of the Southern District of New York (SDNY) are examining whether Combs is said to have organized so-called sex parties-presumably with a prominent guest list, including Usher, Leonardo DiCaprio and Justin Bieber. In the room there are also the sale of drugs and cases of sex trade. As early as March 2024, the authorities had searched several of his property.