“He used his companies to manipulate women and force women to sleep with male prostitutes while watching,” said prosecutor Emily Johnson on Monday in her opening plea before the Federal Court in New York.
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The public prosecutor accuses Combs of sexually abusing women and men and forced to participate in drug and sex parties with threats and violence. His defenders, on the other hand, argued before the trial started that all sexual contacts of their client were mutually acceptable and had belonged to his lifestyle as a “swinger” with frequently changing sex partners.
Selection of the jury completed
Before the opening of the opening plea, the selection of the jury was completed on Monday. Eight men and four women were selected. The presiding judge Arun Subramanian had previously postponed the jury because of the concern that candidates could get “cold feet” over the weekend. Already in the past week, the potential jury had been checked for their ability to be able to pursue an impartial statements by hip-hop musicians, sex workers and drug users.
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