Diddy Case Update: Lawyers Want Him to Have Access to Laptop
December 5, 2024
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Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs are asking the judge to grant him access to a laptop to assist in his defense.
Combs, a 55-year-old rapper and record producer, was charged with sex trafficking and racketeering in September. The indictment accuses him of running a criminal enterprise over several years that involves coercing individuals to participate in various sexual acts.
Combs has pleaded not guilty to the charges. He is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
Combs’ lawyers filed a letter to District Judge Arun Subramanian on Wednesday. The defense wants the Metropolitan Detention Center to provide Combs with a laptop prepared by the government.
Sean P. Diddy Combs arrested by federal agents in New York City after a grand jury issued a sealed criminal indictment linked to an ongoing sex trafficking investigation. Combs’ lawyers are asking the judge to… Sean P. Diddy Combs arrested by federal agents in New York City after a grand jury issued a sealed criminal indictment linked to an ongoing sex trafficking investigation. Combs’ lawyers are asking the judge to allow Combs to access a laptop while he is in his unit in jail.
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The document also requests that Combs have access to the laptop in his unit, “consistent with the way other inmates on his unit are permitted to use their laptops.”
Combs was first provided with the government laptop on November 25 “to review discovery, take notes related to his case and otherwise assist in his defense.” His lawyers allege that he has not been given the laptop again since that day, despite “numerous inquiries.”
Government officials allegedly told the defense that Combs can only use the laptop in the video conference room during select times when legal staff is available or in the legal visiting room between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Combs’ lawyers called the restrictions “untenable.” They also alleged that these conditions have not been issued to any other inmate in the unit.
The conditions “force” Combs to choose between using the laptop and meeting with his attorneys, according to the document.
Combs has requested to be released on bail multiple times, all of which have been denied.
The most recent denial was filed by Subramanian on November 27. He ruled that there was no way to ensure the safety of the community if Combs were released.
He said the indictment charged Combs with “serious and violent crimes.” He also cited evidence of witness tampering, including Combs initiating conversation with a witness who was subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury.
Subramanian said Combs could renew his application if circumstances change.
His trial is scheduled to begin in May of next year.
Combs is also facing nearly 30 lawsuits from alleged victims of his sexual misconduct. Houston-based lawyer Tony Buzbee is representing 120 alleged Combs victims.
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