Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks two-month delay of May 5 trial

NEW YORK – Attorneys for hip-hop shaper Sean “Diddy” Combs asked a national justice successful New York connected Wednesday to hold his May 5 sex-trafficking proceedings by 2 months truthful they tin amended hole a defense.

The lawyers said successful a missive to Judge Arun Subramanian that prosecutors person been dilatory to crook implicit immoderate imaginable grounds for review, making it hard to beryllium acceptable successful 3 weeks.

Prosecutors reason the request, the lawyers said. A spokesperson for prosecutors declined comment.

Subramanian wrote successful an bid responding to the delayed-trial petition that helium volition code the contented during a proceeding scheduled for Friday.

Pending the conference, the justice wrote, some sides should proceed arsenic if the aboriginal May proceedings remains successful place.

Combs, 55, has been held without bail since his September arrest. He has pleaded not blameworthy to aggregate crimes that prosecutors accidental occurred implicit a two-decade period.

In their letter, defence lawyers cited a nonaccomplishment by prosecutors to crook implicit imaginable proceedings grounds successful a timely matter, including materials relating to a superseding indictment returned by a expansive assemblage earlier this month.

For instance, the lawyers wrote, prosecutors person said they volition not conscionable a Wednesday deadline to crook implicit exhibits and a witnesser list.

Some grounds yet to beryllium turned implicit includes materials related to a number successful the indictment that carries a 15-year mandatory minimum situation condemnation if a condemnation is secured, the lawyers said.

As a result, they wrote: “We cannot, successful bully conscience, spell to proceedings connected the scheduled date.”

They added: “This is simply a occupation that the authorities has created, yet it opposes our tenable request.”

Prosecutors accidental Combs coerced and abused women for years arsenic helium utilized his “power and prestige” arsenic a euphony prima to enlist a web of associates and employees to assistance him portion helium silenced victims done blackmail and violence, including kidnapping, arson and carnal beatings.

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