Sean 'Diddy' Combs to make first appearance before trial judge in sex trafficking case
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to make his first appearance before the judge who is expected to preside over the hip-hop powerbroker's trial on sex trafficking charges.Combs will be brought to Manhattan federal court from a Brooklyn jail for a Thursday afternoon appearance before Judge Arun Subramanian.The hearing is expected to result in deadlines being set for lawyers on each side to submit arguments that will establish the boundaries for a trial that Combs' lawyers want to start in April or May. Prosecutors have not expressed a preference for when the trial might occur.The judge was assigned to the case after another judge recused himself based on his past associations with lawyers in the case.Combs, 54, has pleaded not guilty to charges lodged against him last month. Those charges included racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking based on allegations that go back to 2008.An indictment alleges Combs coerced and abused women for years with help from a network of associates and employees while…
10 Oct 04:10 · iNFOnews.ca