Overview

• Prosecutors concluded their seven-week case after presenting more than 30 witnesses and hours of explicit videos, then dismissed charges including kidnapping and attempted arson.
• The defense rested without calling any witnesses, instead submitting text messages to argue that Combs’ relationships were consensual.
• Combs opted not to take the stand, a decision his attorneys cited to avoid self-incrimination and limit cross-use of testimony.
• Defense counsel filed for a directed verdict, asserting that prosecutors did not link Combs to an organized sex trafficking enterprise.
• Closing arguments are scheduled to begin on June 25, after which twelve jurors will deliberate on remaining sex trafficking, organized crime and related counts that carry a potential life sentence.