- After discussing almost 2 hours, the jury would like to inform the judge that we have reservations about one of the member.
- In New York 12 members starts to deliver closing arguments from both sides
In Court
The jury in Sean “Diggy” Comb’s sex traffic case in New York told the judge about an issue with one of the jurors just hours into deliberations ended without a verdict.
After more than 2 hours of jury instruction from federal judge Arun Shubhramanian, the eight malen and four women jury went into deliberation room around 11:30 am.
Subramanian told the five alternatives jurors to be on standby in the case they are needed to be fill in for the main jury who are deliberating on charges that can put the hip hop mogul in prison for life.
After 7 weeks of testimony from over 30 witnesses, the jury in the federal sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of the Sean “Diggy” Combs has started deliberation but ended the day without a verdict.
The 12 members jury – 8 men and 4 women started deliberating on Monday after closing argument from both sides on Friday and the judges instruction.
Note sent by Jury
After about 70 minutes of deliberation, the jury sent a note to the court saying “juror 25 can’t follow your honor’s instruction.
Judge Arun Shubhramanian responded with a note telling jury to keep delebrating and follow his instruction. You also told them not to share any details of their discussion in future notes.
Sex-trafficking trial begin deliberations
On Monday Subramanian told the jurors they were the “sole and exclusive judge of the facts” and to decide without bias or prejudice to either side.
He Reminder them the prosecution has the burden of the proof from a reasonable doubt, not beyond any possible doubt.
Comb 55 was arrested in September and is facing felony charges, one count of racketeering co; to counts sex trafficking and to count of transportation to engage in prostitution.
Denies Against him
If convicted good spent the rest of his life in prison. He is been held without tell at the federal dentation centre in Brooklyn since his arrest.
Prosecutors says for over 20 years Comb ran a criminal enterprise with employees and associate that engaged in, attempted to engage in and covered up crimes including sex trafficking, kidnapping, forced labour, drug distributor arson and bribery, enticement to engage in prostitution and obstruction of justice.
Government is trying to prove that Comb used violence, threats, money drug, intimation and power to force 2 of his former girlfriends into participating in “freak off” which is described as drug fueled sex marathon with hired man escorts.
The defence has maintained throughout the trial that all the sexual encounters were consensual and a part of “swingers lifestyle”. They have argued at there is no conspiracy and comb is being prosecuted for his private and personal sex life.
Throughout the trial comb’s lawyer have acknowledged past domestic violence denied he commit sex trafficking and that any force took place.
The tally started from May 12 jury has seen dozens of text, messages, videos and receipts. The government has called 34 witnesses to stand including two of the Comb’s former girlfriends multiple former employees and assistants, several male escorts, stylists, hotel workers, law enforcement agents and celebrities like Kid Cudi and Dawn Richard among others.
Combs’s lead lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, cast Ventura, the government’s star witness, as a woman with agency, rather than a victim, who willingly participated in the sexual encounters.
The Charges
She also got 20 million dollars from Combs in 2023 filing a suits against him abuse with triggered the investigation and 10 million dollar the owner of the hotel Los Angeles where Comb assault her in 2016.
You had to pick a winner in this whole thing, it’s hard not to pick Cassie,” Agnifilo said.
Combs didn’t take the stand but he has been engaged and active in his defense throughout the trial, often whispering to his lawyers and reacting to testimony.
Earlier this month the judge warned Combs could be removed from the courtroom for looking at and “nodding vigorously” at the jury during cross.
