Verdict for four out of five charges; stall on the criminal association. Decision postponed to July 2nd
The trial against New York is resumed in New York Sean “Diddy” Combsthe hip-hop manufacturer and manufacturer accused of sexual violence, human trafficking and criminal association. A hearing lasted seven weeks that could now reach the final jokes. On Tuesday 1 July, the jurors have in fact announced that they had reached One verdict out of four of the five accusationstwo relating to sexual violence and two others to the exploitation of prostitution. On the fifth, the most serious one about thecriminal associationunanimity has not been found. There final decision It was postponed to today, Wednesday 2 July. The rapper, 55 years old, he has always declared himself innocent.
P. Diddy scandal, the latest updates
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It was 16:05 local time when the jury notified judge Arun Subramanian to have reached the verdict on the accusation from the second to the fifth; Instead, it is impossible to find a unanimous agreement on the first head, the criminal association for which P. Diddy risks life imprisonment. In the note delivered to the judge, the jurors reported the presence of “irrefutable opinions from both sides”.
The accusation of criminal association configures it as leader of a criminal organization Responsible for illegal activities for over two decades, with the support of a restricted circle of collaborators. After the communications of the jury, the judge Subramanian asked to continue the resolutions and updated the resumption of the work on 2 July.
P. Diddy, The accusatory system
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Combs was arrested last September and has always rejected any accusation, declaring himself innocent. To obtain the sentence on the crime of criminal association, the jury will have to ascertain whether Combs consciously joined an organization aimed at committing crimes and that has agreed to make or make At least two criminal acts to favor it. According to public prosecutors, the manufacturer would have guided a group dedicated to crimes such as drug dealing, kidnapping, malicious fire, corruption, sexual traffic and exploitation of prostitutionby pinching his position of power in the music industry. In the last few days, the conclusive accusation and defense had lasted for several hours, before the judge provided the jurors with the final instructions for the resolution.
The decision of the jury
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The task of the jury is now establishing whether Combs has really guided the criminal organization with systematic violence, threats and abuses, as the accusation claims. The prosecutor describes Puff Daddy as a man who for over twenty years would have forced some partners to sexual relations with escorts under the effect of drugs, all in front of the cameras. “He was untouchable in his mind,” said the Maurene Prosecutor Comey during the final harangue.
The position of the defense
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For the defense, however, the contested episodes would reflect a “lifestyle from swingers” based on consensuality, and the so-called “freak-off”, that is, the parties with drugs and multiple relationships, were volunteers.
Among the witnesses listened to, the former employees and the former partner Cassie Ventura, the first to break the silence with his complaint in 2023 In the courtroom, meanwhile, the climate remains tense: the jury has already asked clarifications on some aspects related to drug dealingkey element for the accusation of criminal association and, in the past few hours, a juror had reported difficulty following the instructionsforcing the judge to a formal call.
La Gazzetta dello Sport
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