Sean Combs Sex Trafficking Trial Begins Today With Jury Selection

Jury selection for Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering trial begins Monday, expected to last three days with opening statements on May 12.
Combs faces five felony counts, including racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, with potential sentences up to 15 years to life imprisonment.
The prosecution alleges Combs used his business as a criminal enterprise involving coercion and violence for sexual exploitation from 2009 to 2024.
The defense argues that the encounters were consensual and part of Combs’ alternative swinger lifestyle, seeking to address jurors’ perceptions of wealthy individuals and nontraditional sexual behaviors.