Diddy could confront further charges in his federal sex crime case, per Complex. Just weeks after his arrest on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, the troubled hip-hop mogul appeared before Judge Arun Subramanian for a pretrial hearing. In Thursday’s session, prosecutors suggested that a superseding indictment might soon be issued, which could introduce additional charges to Diddy’s original case. The judge also established a trial date of May 5, allowing prosecutors about six months to gather further evidence.
Diddy’s Lawyers Challenge Pre-Trial Detention, Cite Media Bias
Before the pre-trial hearing, TMZ reported that Diddy has enlisted two additional lawyers, Anthony Ricco and Alexandra Shapiro. The prosecutors, who continue to view the mogul as a flight risk, have also expressed concerns about possible witness tampering. Nonetheless, on October 9, Diddy’s legal team submitted a request for pre-trial release.
In court documents, Diddy requests bail and immediate release while awaiting appeal, arguing he’s “hardly a risk of flight,” according to his lawyers. His attorneys, now including Shapiro, claim media “sensationalism” has skewed the bail assessment. Shapiro stated in the documents, “Long before his indictment, Mr. Combs took numerous steps demonstrating his trustworthiness and commitment to proving his innocence in this case.” “Since early 2024, he understood he was the target of a serious federal investigation. Nonetheless, he immediately directed his counsel to proactively reach out to prosecutors. He subsequently took extraordinary steps to voluntarily surrender and try to satisfy any possible government concerns about flight risk.”
The motion also highlights the government’s repeated emphasis on what it terms “Freak Offs,” with Diddy maintaining that any such activities involved consenting adults. Shapiro’s appeal asserts that prosecutors failed to provide adequate evidence to justify Diddy’s pretrial detention, claiming the amounts to a “legal error.”