What to know as Sean "Diddy" Combs’ sex trafficking trial starts

Sean “Diddy” Combsthe music mogul accused of sexually assaulting, trafficking and otherwise exploiting women in recurring incidents over multiple decades, is standing trial in New York City this month. Jury selection begins Monday, and opening statements are scheduled to follow on May 12. Combs, 55, faces multiple charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. He … Read more

Diddy rejects plea deal in sex trafficking trial

Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has formally rejected the US government’s offer to plead guilty and spare himself the possibility of a prolonged prison sentence. The musician appeared in court on Thursday, wearing glasses and a beige prison uniform, ahead of the start of his sex trafficking trial next week. He … Read more

Sean "Diddy" Combs rejects plea deal in sex trafficking, racketeering case

Sean “Diddy” Combs rejected a plea deal offer during the final pre-trial hearing in his sex trafficking and racketeering case in New York City on Thursday. Jury selection is set to begin next week. What happened in court After asking Combs to confirm he was of sound mind and not on any drugs, District Judge … Read more

Federal prosecutors lob additional counts against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in sex trafficking case

Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing additional counts related to sex trafficking from federal prosecutors, according to a superseding indictment filed this week. Combs was hit with a three-count indictment in September that accused him of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. On Thursday, federal prosecutors in New York tacked on … Read more

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces new charges of sex trafficking and prostitution

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit with two new criminal charges including sex trafficking and engaging in prostitution, just a month before he is set to go on trial in New York. The new accusations, made public on Friday in a Manhattan court, include allegations of more recent criminal offences and note that a second … Read more

Cartel-plagued Mexican city pins hopes on Trump’s anti-drug trafficking pressure

CULIACÁN, Mexico — Before dawn, an elementary school principal in the capital of Mexico’s Sinaloa state checks various chats on his phone for word of shootouts or other incidents. If there’s danger, he sends a message to his students’ parents suspending classes. It isn’t the only new routine in Culiacán, a city of 1 million … Read more

Andrew Tate, charged with rape and trafficking in Romania, returns to the U.S.

Controversial influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tatewho both face charges in Romania, including human trafficking and sexual intercourse with a minor, have arrived in the United States after a travel ban on them was lifted, according to their spokesperson and Romanian prosecutors. A spokesperson for the brothers, Mateea Petrescu, said the two landed in Fort … Read more

University of Regina Rams players among 5 people charged in drug trafficking investigation

Two Regina Rams football players are among five people facing charges after a four-month long drug trafficking investigation by the Regina Police Service. On Thursday and Friday, investigators executed search warrants at eight locations in Regina and Alameda and Frobisher, two small communities in the south east of the province, police said Monday. The items seized include: 7.5 … Read more