Judge Sets a Date for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Sex Trafficking Trial

Three weeks after Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested and indicted on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges, there’s a major update in his case. During a hearing on Thursday, October 10, a judge set a date for Combs’ trial to begin. The hearing also symbolized the first appearance that the rapper has made since his indictment.

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Combs appeared in court on Thursday.

Sean "Diddy" Combs attends the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15
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According to People, Combs was wearing tan prison clothing and was “motionless and looked straight ahead” during the hearing, though he did wave to his loved ones and hugged his lawyers when he left the court room.

The judge set the date for the trial as May 5, 2025.

It will take some time for prosecutors to understand the full scope of what they're dealing with.

During the hearing, federal prosecutors told the judge that they believe it will take about a month for them to extract what they called an “extraordinary” amount of data from Combs’ devices, which they have seized.

They also said that there is a possibility they will need to bring another indictment upon Combs after they are able to go through the data.

Several of his loved ones were present in the court.

Sean Diddy Combs and his mother, Janice Combs
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People also reported that Combs’ mother, Janice Combs, had flown in from Florida to be there for her son’s hearing, and some of his children were there as well, though it’s not clear if all seven kids were present.

“The kids were very happy to support their father. The whole family was. They are united in their support and he was happy to see them all there,” a source told the outlet.

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The trial could be a lengthy one.

USA Today reported that the prosecution said it will take at least three weeks to present its case, while Combs’ attorney, Marc Agnifilo, said that the defense would need a week.

Of course, the trial could end up going on for much longer, especially when taking jury deliberations into account.

Combs will remain in jail until the hearing.

That means about seven months behind bars until the proceedings begin, unless the appeal that his attorneys have filed is successful. Earlier this week, Combs’ legal team argued that the decision was made to detain him based on “speculation.”

“What is extreme and unusual about this case is that Mr. Combs was detained immediately after he was charged, even though he has been in the spotlight his entire life, with many of his purported antics and episodes being widely reported in the press and known to law enforcement authorities,” attorney Alexandra Shapiro said in court documents obtained by USA Today.