Date Revealed for Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Trial on Sex Crimes Charges

Mar. 15, 2025

Sean “Diddy” Combs.Photo:Steve Granitz/WireImage

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Sean “Diddy” Combsappeared in federal court in Manhattan on Thursday, Oct. 10, where a judge set his trial date for May 5, 2025.

It was the music mogul’s first appearance since he was arraigned on federal sex crime charges.

In court, Combs, wearing tan prison clothing, was motionless and looked straight ahead. When he walked out of the holding cells, he waved to his relatives in the gallery and hugged his lawyers.

Prosecutors said they expect it will take about a month to extract data from his seized devices. Describing the quantity of data as “extraordinary,” they said they might bring a superseding indictment once the data is all extracted.

Combs' court appearance was highly anticipated after he wasindictedon Sept. 17 on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.

The indictment centers around alleged"freak offs,“which prosecutors alleged were orchestrated, elaborate sex performances between women who were forced or coerced to participate and male sex workers.

The Oct. 10 hearing came after Combs' attorneys filed an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit for him to bereleased on bail before his trial. Previously, two different judges haddenied the mogul bail, citing concerns of potential witness tampering.

Combs, who has pleaded not guilty, is currently in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he would remain until his pending trial, unless his appeal is successful.

The indictment against the Bad Boy Records founder also references surveillance video in which Combs appears toassault a woman in a Los Angeles hotel, appearing to throw an object at her and kick her.

The woman in the video,Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, was the first to file a civil lawsuit against Combs accusing him of sexual misconduct last November.

“The leaks have resulted in damaging and highly prejudicial media coverage, particularly sensationalizing the investigation and the involvement of Mr. Combs’ family,” attorneys wrote in the filing.

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source: people.com