P. Diddy’s trial will take place. This Thursday, May 1, the rapper, accused of having been at the head of a sex traffic network, confirmed to reject the guilt agreement proposed by prosecutors, reports Reuters. Therefore, Fallen Star’s trial will open as planned in the Court in New York on Monday, May 5.
During a hearing before a federal court in Manhattan, Judge Arun Subramanian asked Sean “Diddy” Combs if he had examined the offer on the table by prosecutors and rejected it. “Yes, his honor,” replied the rapper, dressed in an outfit from the Beige prison.
A trial that should last at least eight weeks
During this hearing, the prosecutor of the Office of the Prosecutor of Manhattan Maurene Comey recalled that the rapper risked a more severe sentence in case of a conviction at the end of the trial if he accepted the agreement of which he did not reveal the details. Last week, another Madison Smyer prosecutor had already revealed that Diddy rejected any agreement.
If he was convicted of the five accusations against him, in particular for trafficking of sexual exploitation or extortion, be they combs could be sentenced to life imprisonment.
In view of the trial that should last between 8 and 10 weeks, New Yorkers called to become a member of the jury have begun to answer a questionnaire about their knowledge of this file, which benefited from wide coverage in the media, since Monday. The objective is to constitute a jury composed of 12 people and six alternatives capable of making a verdict with impartiality.
Source: BFM TV
