The jury granted himself on four charges, but continues to deliberate on the fifth

Pointe of Adrenaline at the trial of the Hip-Hop P. Diddy magnate. The jury granted himself on Tuesday 1^is July. on a verdict for accusations of sexual traffic, but not for that of association of criminals, jury granted himself four charges, the most important because they are liable to life prison.

Faced with this impasse. at the request of the accusation and the defense, judge Arun Subramanian ordered the jurors to continue their deliberations on the still disputed accusation before announcing their decision for the four chiefs of sexual traffic and transport of persons involved in prostitution, liable to maximum sentences ranging from 10 years to 15 years.

As the jury in this hypermediatal trial is not isolated. deliberates, since the day before, during the day, the jurors declared that they were going to return home and resume their exchanges on Wednesday morning, thus leaving the suspense over this case which fascinates the United States and beyond.

Tuesday. members of the family of the founder of the Bad Boy Records label, including his son King and his mother Janice were also present at the Manhattan jury granted himself four charges, Criminal Court awaiting a verdict.

Thirty-four witnesses heard – Jury granted himself four charges,

During the seven weeks of trial. the twelve jurors heard 34 witnesses, peeled thousands of pages of transcription of telephone conversations or SMS exchanges to try to decide on the fate of the star of hip-hop.

P. Diddy. his real name Sean Combs, is accused of having forced women-including her girlfriend from 2007 to 2018, the singer Cassie, and a more recent ex-partner who testified under the pseudonym « Jane » – to engage in sexual marathons with prostituted men while he was masturbating jury granted himself four charges, or filmed. And also to have set up a criminal network. of which he was at the head, to organize these named marathons « freak-offs ».

“It was absolutely no free choice”had repeated in her indictment the prosecutor Christy Slavik. adding that the alleged victims “Were drugged, brushed with oil, exhausted and had pain”.

« Elle [Cassie] has always been free to leave. She had chosen to stay because she was in love with him. that she was in love with her (…)she loves sex and great good doing to her ”had retorted Marc Agnifilo, the rapper’s lawyer.

P. Diddy pleaded not guilty to these accusations and chose not to testify, a current defense strategy in the United jury granted himself four charges, States. His lawyers do not have to prove the innocence of their client. but rather to sow a reasonable doubt among the members of the jury regarding the accusations of the prosecutors.

Muscular counter-examination

During the trial. his lawyers did everything to discredit the control witnesses with a muscular back-to-be and tried to show that their customer had a lifestyle “Polyamoureux” which does not fall under criminal law.

Cassie was thus subjected to a rolling fire of questions. aimed at making her conceded that she participated of her own free will in these sexual acts jury granted himself four charges, with other men.

“I’m still ready” for a « freak-off »had she written to her companion in 2009. The singer did not dispute. while explaining that she was under the influence of the founder of the Bad Boy Records label whose fortune had been evaluated, in 2019, to $ 700 million by the magazine Forbes.

Cassie. « Jane » admitted that their respective relationship involved love, but that they were at the same time subject to threats linked to their reputation, their financial situation and their physical integrity.

« Il [P. Diddy] had so far beyond the limits that he could not even see them anymore ”said another prosecutor. Maurene Comey, saying that the rapper felt himself “Untouchable”. “But the accused is not God”she had said to the jurors hoping for a conviction.