Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' Sex Crimes Trial Begins In NYC: What To Know

NEW YORK CITY — The Sean “Diddy” Combs' sex crimes trial is set to begin with jury selection Monday morning.

The Jury selection process will take place on Monday and is expected to take several days. Opening statements by prosecutors and the defense could take place sometime next week.

In April, Combs was charged with additional offenses in a superseding indictment, Patch previously reported.

Combs was hit with another count of sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. The 55-year-old previously faced one count of those charges, including one count of racketeering conspiracy.

Prosecutors allege Combs created "a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in" various crimes, such as "sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice."

In addition, Combs used his businesses and employees to carry out, facilitate, and cover up his abuse and commercial sex, according to prosecutors.

The employees remained 'loyal' through acts of violence and threats, Patch previously reported.

He is also accused of threatening and forcing victims to perform sex acts that he would record called "freak offs", according to the indictment.

Combs would assault women by striking, punching, dragging, throwing objects at and kicking them, prosecutors said.

From 2008 to the present, Combs abused, threatened and coerced victims to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct.

Sexual Assault Lawsuits

In January, Combs was accused of raping a 16-year-old girl more than two decades ago after luring her into his car as she walked home, Patch previously reported.

In the new lawsuit, the victim alleges, in 2000, she was walking home from a baby-sitting job in Lower Manhattan when she ran into Combs, according to court documents filed in Manhattan Supreme Court.

Last December, three men accused Combs of rape and sexual assault in separate lawsuits filed in Manhattan, with incidents occurring at two New York City hotels and his East Hampton estate, Patch previously reported.

In addition, six other sexual assault lawsuits were filed anonymously in Manhattan federal court in October 2024 against Combs in connection to incidents between 1995 and 2021.