Sean "Diddy" Combs appears in court for pretrial hearing on sex trafficking charges
NEW YORK — Sean "Diddy" Combs was back in federal court in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday for a pretrial hearing.
Prosecutors told the court they expect to turn over all evidence to the defense by the end of the month.
Combs hugged his attorneys as he was led out of the courtroom.
Charges against Sean "Diddy" Combs
The hearing came after the music mogul dropped his bid to be released on bail ahead of his trial on sex trafficking charges, which is set to begin in May. Attorneys for Combs had repeatedly tried to seek his release on bail, but those attempts were all denied.
Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution charges. If convicted, he could face decades in prison.
Combs is accused of using his business in a criminal enterprise to conceal alleged abuse at sex events dubbed "Freak Offs." He's also accused of sexually abusing and exploiting women for the past 15 years. He is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York City's only federal jail. It's the same jail that has held other high-profile inmates including singer R. Kelly and cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried.
Since he was first arrested in back in September, there have been additional lawsuits filed against him.