Overview

• Jury selection began on May 5 in Manhattan Federal Court, aiming to assemble 12 jurors and six alternates for the high-profile trial.
• Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to five charges, including racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, spanning alleged offenses from 2004 to 2024.
• Prosecutors plan to present surveillance footage of a 2016 assault on Cassie Ventura and testimony from four alleged victims, two under pseudonyms.
• The indictment alleges a two-decade criminal enterprise involving coercion, violence, and drug-fueled sexual events termed 'freak offs.'
• If convicted on all counts, Combs faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and potentially life in prison.