Sean 'Diddy' Combs rejects plea deal in sex trafficking trial

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has rejected a plea woody successful his upcoming proceedings connected charges of racketeering, enactment trafficking and proscription to prosecute successful prostitution.

At a Thursday hearing, Judge Arun Subramanian asked Combs whether helium rejected the plea woody from national prosecutors that could person shortened his imaginable situation condemnation if convicted.

“Yes, I do, your honor,” Combs said.

Convictions connected each counts would apt beryllium the equivalent of a beingness condemnation for the 55-year-old Combs. The complaint of racketeering conspiracy carries a maximum condemnation of beingness successful prison, portion the enactment trafficking complaint has a mandatory minimum of 15 years and up to a beingness sentence.

Details connected the presumption of the plea bargain were not disclosed.

Combs was arrested and indicted past year aft a bombshell suit from his erstwhile partner, the vocalist Casandra Ventura, alleging a immense web of drug-fueled parties described arsenic “freak-offs” and years of carnal and intersexual abuse.

Combs rapidly settled that suit, but galore different accusers and witnesses came guardant afterward to impeach Combs of overseeing a civilization of convulsive maltreatment and enactment trafficking, starring up to a massive national raid connected Combs’ properties successful L.A. and Miami.

Combs has denied each the charges against him, including those successful a superseding March indictment, and has pleaded not guilty.

Jury enactment is scheduled to statesman Monday, with opening statements connected May 12.