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The public prosecutor has confirmed that Sean “Diddy” Combs at a trial on Friday, April 25, just a few weeks before the start of the Process because of Sex trading against the Hip-hop mogul in favor of disgracefula plea deal was offered. He rejected.
The deal, which has long been rumored, was mentioned towards the end of the hearing, in which a number of other topics were discussed. The public prosecutor asked judge Arun Subramanian to instruct Combs about the comparison. What essentially means to take him in court and record whether he understands the comparison offered and rejected to him. Subramanian said he would deal with the comparison in a hearing next Thursday, April 1st.
Details for comparison remain secret
The conditions of the comparison rejected by Diddy are not known. And it is unclear whether they will ever be announced. A Combs lawyer did not immediately respond to the request from Rolling Stone To comment.
Reaction of Combs’ lawyer is missing
It is common for prosecutors to offer a comparison in most cases that they work on. Even if you believe that you have a strong case. Francisco Mundaca, former prosecutor in New York and now owner of the law firm Mundaca Law Firm, explains the other person Rolling Stone. “This often happens in such cases. In sexual offenses, prosecutors try to protect the alleged victims as well. Perhaps their security is endangered. Or you want to preserve them from having to live through. As soon as they testify, all the details are public. So the public prosecutors want to find a balance between justice for the victims and their protection. This is a narrow burr on which they have to move.”
Court allows stressful video as evidence in the COMBS process
In addition to the announcement of the rejection of the comparison, judge Subramanian also decided on Friday, that the security video from 2016, the Combs shows how he at the time he was girlfriend Cassie Ventura beats in a hotel in Los Angeles, which can be shown.
Security video from 2016 may be shown to the jury
The notorious video was leaked to CNN in May last year. And at that time Combs (who was not yet arrested and accused) even had A short apology video Posted. In it he said: “I take full responsibility for my actions in this video. I am disgusted. I was disgusted when I did it. And I’m disgusted now.”
In the past few weeks, however, Combs and his lawyers have fought hard to discredit the video. And inadmissible as evidence close. Only in March claimed Combs that CNN had changed the security video. And the original band destroyed. He accused the broadcaster of “covering the timeline and then changing the video sequence” and “having accelerated the video. To mistakenly give the impression that the actions in the video run faster than in reality”. CNN published an explanation in which it rejected Combs’s claims.
Assessment of a legal expert: Heavy blow for defense
On the judgment about the video, Mundaca says: “This is a great victory for the indictment. And a difficult defeat for defense. I cannot imagine that a jury will see this video and Sean Combs can assess positively. It will be difficult to look at. Pictures are so meaningful in a process that they are almost irreplaceable. ”
The lawsuit against Combs is scheduled to begin on May 5th. He has not known himself guilty, is charged with sex trade and blackmail. He all other allegations rejected due to misconduct.