Didi admits abuse – but will it be enough to condemn him?

Prosecutors in New York must rest their business in the Federal Sexual Trade Weeks and the racket lawsuits over the rapper Sean “Didi”.

The 55-year-old musical tycoon is accused of using power as a leader of the business empire to ease women trading and hide their crimes.

Mr. Combs confessed to the family violence – but he did not find himself guilty of allegations, some of which rely on laws aimed at the chiefs to try to knock him down.

The defense will not yet produce their business – which lawyers r -Combs take only a couple of days.

Meanwhile, the prosecutors caused more than 30 witnesses, including the former girl, Mr. Kombs and musician Cassandra Ventura, and rapper Kudy Kudy, who once met with Mrs. Ventura -as well as former assistants, hotel guards and others who say they witnessed the abuse of Mr.

Legal experts say their testimony has helped the prosecutor’s office to submit a convincing case of 12 jury – but the conviction remains far from sure.

Here are some key aspects of the case – and potential vulnerabilities in the prosecution arguments.

The key witness of the prosecutor’s office was Ms. Ventura, music and a model known as the cashie. She testified for several days about her violent, 11-year relationships with Mr.

Eight months of pregnancy and often talking through tears, Mrs. Ventura testified that Mr. Kombs had beaten and forced her to the so-called freaks during which she had sex with men when he looked and shot.

Prosecutors claim that Mr. Combs used drugs, violence and manipulation to press several women at unwanted sexual meetings with men.

Ms. Ventura’s testimonies – delivered when she was a few weeks from birth – was crucial for the prosecutor’s office that Mr. Kombs made sex, which carries the maximum term of life in prison.

Some of the strongest evidence-video observation of Mr. Combs, which beat Ms. Ventura in the hotel’s corridor, and testimony of a hotel guard who said Mr. Combs offered him money to get rid of the tape. Prosecutors also showed photos of many injuries to Ms. Ventura, allegedly by rapese abuse.

Ms. Ventura was not the only ex -girl who testified. The lawyers also called “Jane”, which testified under the pseudonym and shared similar stories about how she also put pressure on the freaks or what she called “Nights of the Hotel”.

But the jury also showed love text messages that Ms. Ventura and “Jane” sent Mr. Kombes, including some in which women expressed interest in participating in sexual actions.

The public is becoming more aware of the family violence and the fact that women may feel forced to remain in a tough relationship, said Jennifer Bidel, a former prosecutor of the Southern District of New York.

But the combination of loving messages and charges can sometimes be difficult to gather together, Ms Bidel suggested.

The case D -Combt “may not be as clean as the jury may like,” she said.

Further complicating its case, the prosecutor’s office lost the third alleged sacrifice they hoped, testified after they could no longer contact her.

Nima Rakhmani, a former federal prosecutor, said the loss of the alleged victim could harm the case because the persecution took advantage of several testimonies.

“The jury may not believe in one sacrifice, but it is very difficult not to believe in many,” he explained.

Mr. Kombs face the equally serious accusation of the racket, and the prosecutor’s office claims that he relied on loyal employees to manage a “criminal enterprise” to ease his sexual abuse against women and hide his behavior.

Racket has influenced the law and corrupt organizations (Rico), originally created for the adoption of the mafia chiefs, but has since been used in other cases, including in the trial, which was convicted.

During the trial, the prosecutor’s office learned the testimony of Mr. Kombs’ staff on the creation of conclusions and harvesting, as well as drawing it to drugs during the meetings.

The government also accused Mr. Kombs of using his criminal enterprise for arson. Rapper Kid Kudy testified that Mr. Combs set fire to his Porsche because the singer became angry with Ms. Ventura.

The prosecutor’s office can be easier to prove elements of trafficking in sex than rackets from the many technical parts of the Statute of Rackets, including the participation of other people and legal entities, said Ms Bidel.

“It is difficult to simplify complex legal concepts in a language that people from different layers understand,” the former prosecutor added.

But when the jurors have already come to the conclusion that Mr. Combs is a “bad guy”, they can be less likely to justify him from just one specific element of a complex legal charge, Mitchell Epner’s criminal lawyer said.

“According to my experience, the jury is usually anchoring the story, and then align the facts to match this story,” said Mr. Epner.

Now the lawyers of Mr. Kombs will take a place on the podium.

They encountered a dilemma: whether to afford the customer to speak. This week, his lawyers said they would not call witnesses, that is, the musical tycoon would not testify.

If he had, the case could come down to his statements, legal experts said.

Mr. Rachmani said the situation would be risky for the rapper, as he would have to address many allegations of violence, some cases of which were dropped, said Mr. Rachmani.

Loud defendants in criminal processes usually do not take a position to avoid opening themselves to cross -interrogation.

During the cross -interrogation of government witnesses, lawyers Mr. Kombs have already killed some victories, lawyers said.

For example, during the testimony, they tried to draw a witness as a person who sometimes seemed to act with the agency in relations with Mr. Combes, said Mr. Epner.

Ultimately, according to Ms. Bidel, the lawyers of Mr. In Kombs are unlikely to try to discredit many individual witnesses who testified about the alleged violation of the rapper – after all, he had already confessed to some violations.

Instead, the lawyers would try to reject the case for a wider racket and sexual trade, Ms Bidel suggested.

“The prosecutor’s office has put a truly convincing set of facts that will be difficult for protection,” she said. “So I think the defense will be around whether these facts will meet with legal elements.”