Overview

• Sean 'Diddy' Combs formally declined a plea agreement during a May 1 court hearing, opting to proceed to trial on five federal charges.
• The trial, set to begin with jury selection on May 5, includes charges of sex trafficking, extortion, and running a criminal enterprise.
• Prosecutors expanded the indictment in April, adding two charges, including transporting a woman for prostitution.
• Evidence includes a 2016 hotel surveillance video of Combs assaulting Cassandra 'Cassie' Ventura and items seized from his properties, such as weapons and drugs.
• A Houston law firm represents 120 alleged victims, including 25 minors, as this case becomes one of the largest sex trafficking prosecutions in U.S. history.